promote

Meanings

• contribute to the progress or growth of
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
• be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
• change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

Synonyms

advance, advertise, advertize, boost, elevate, encourage, further, kick upstairs, push, raise, upgrade