spot promote vs promote

spot promote and promote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spot promote	No	No	Yes	No
promote	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, promote is a hypernym of spot promote; that is, promote is a word with a broader meaning than spot promote:

Other hypernyms of spot promote include advance, elevate, kick upstairs, raise, upgrade.

spot promote (verb)	promote (verb)
promote on the spot	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
	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
	be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
	contribute to the progress or growth of