Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin prōmovēre (to promote).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /proˈmwɔ.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvere
  • Hyphenation: pro‧muò‧ve‧re

Verb edit

promuòvere (first-person singular present promuòvo, first-person singular past historic promòssi, past participle promòsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to promote, to favor, to encourage (the arts, commerce, etc.)
  2. to announce publicly, to initiate publicly (a contest, etc.)
    Synonym: bandire
  3. to promote (a person) (to a higher level in a job, school, etc.)
  4. (advertising, commerce) to promote (a product)
  5. (uncommon) to provoke (a reaction)

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • promuovere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • promuovere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana