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promote vs bring up

bring up vs promote

promote and bring up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
promote No No Yes No
bring up No No Yes No
As verbs, bring up is a hyponym of promote; that is, bring up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than promote:
  • promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • bring up: promote from a lower position or rank
Other hyponyms of promote include tenure, spot promote, ennoble, entitle, gentle, favor, favour, prefer, brevet.
promote (verb) bring up (verb)
make publicity for; try to sell (a product) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
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 make reference to
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece put forward for consideration or discussion
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
contribute to the progress or growth of raise from a lower to a higher position
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 promote and bring up

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