promote
To move someone up to a more important position.
promote in a sentence
- The manager decided to promote Kemi to head chef.
- If the team keeps winning, the league will promote them next season.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to promote?
- Arelegate
- Bdemote
- Celevate
- Dlower
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C: elevate. The other three mean the opposite of promote.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to promote?
- Aelevate
- Badvance
- Cdemote
- Dupgrade
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C: demote. The other three mean nearly the same as promote.
Words that mean something similar
elevate, advance, upgrade
Words that mean the opposite
demote, lower, relegate
More words about time & change
- prompt: Quick and without delay.
- prosper: To do well and become successful or rich.
- punctual: Arriving or doing things exactly on time.
- reserve: To keep something back to use later, or to book it for someone.
- restore: To bring something back to how it was before.
- revive: To bring something back to life or strength.
- seldom: Not very often.
- slumber: To sleep deeply and peacefully.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test