tenure vs promote

promote vs tenure

tenure is a noun but promote is not a noun.

tenure and promote both are verbs.

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

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

tenure: give life-time employment to
promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

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

tenure (noun)	promote (noun)
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
the term during which some position is held

tenure (verb)	promote (verb)
give life-time employment to	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

Difference between tenure and promote

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