wink at vs promote

wink at and promote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wink at	No	No	Yes	No
promote	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of wink at include advance, boost, encourage, further.

wink at (verb)	promote (verb)
give one's silent approval 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