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bring up vs promote

promote vs bring up

bring up and promote both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bring up No No Yes No
promote No No Yes No
As verbs, promote is a hypernym of bring up; that is, promote is a word with a broader meaning than bring up:
  • bring up: promote from a lower position or rank
  • promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Other hypernyms of bring up include advance, elevate, kick upstairs, raise, upgrade.
bring up (verb) promote (verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
make reference to 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
put forward for consideration or discussion be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
raise from a lower to a higher position contribute to the progress or growth of
cause to come to a sudden stop
look after a child until it is an adult
promote from a lower position or rank
Difference between bring up and promote

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