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verb encourage sth ADV. strongly The idea of equal opportunities was strongly promoted by many Labour MPs. | actively, directly | indirectly | deliberately, intentionally They claimed that the authorities had deliberately promoted and condoned the violence. VERB + PROMOTE aim to, seek to, try to | help (to) Basketball stars from the United States have helped promote the sport in Italy and Spain. | be designed to measures designed to promote economic growth | be likely to | serve to, tend to Bonus payments to staff serve to promote commitment to the company. PREP. through Young people's awareness of agricultural issues is promoted through publicity material. PHRASES be aimed at promoting sth, be widely promoted, a campaign/scheme to promote sth, efforts/measures to promote sth advertise sth ADV. aggressively, heavily The new products have been very heavily promoted. | widely PREP. as The town is now being promoted as a holiday destination. | through The company's products have been promoted mainly through advertising in newspapers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): promote someone (from something) (to something)
to raise someone’s rank from something to something. • They promoted her from teller to vice president. • Carl promoted his daughter to supervisor.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs