promuovere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōmovēre (to promote).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Further reading

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