PROMO'TE, L. promotus, promoveo, to move forward pro and moveo, to move.
1. To forward to advance to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil as, to promote learning, knowledge, virtue or religion to promote the interest of commerce or agriculture to promote the arts to promote civilization or refinement to promote the propagation of the gospel to promote vice and disorder.
2. To excite as, to promote mutiny.
3. To exalt to elevate to raise to prefer in rank or honor.
I will promote thee to very great honors. Numbers 22
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Proverbs 4