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Promote

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.

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Verb group 12

Agitate 84% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Agitate 84% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Campaign 84% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Campaign 84% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Crusade 84% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Crusade 84% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Fight 84% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Fight 84% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Press 84% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Press 84% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Push 84% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Push 84% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Manner of action 27

Agitate 76% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Bill 76% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Brevet 76% connected

A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].

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Campaign 76% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Conduce 76% connected

To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.

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Contribute 76% connected

To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

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Crusade 76% connected

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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Cultivate 76% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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Ennoble 76% connected

To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

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Entitle 76% connected

To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle…

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Favor 76% connected

Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.

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Favour 76% connected

an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

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Feed 76% connected

of Fee

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Fight 76% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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Foster 76% connected

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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Further 76% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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Gentle 76% connected

Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Help 76% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Plug 76% connected

Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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Prefer 76% connected

To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer…

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Press 76% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Push 76% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Queen 76% connected

The wife of a king.

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Spur 76% connected

A sparrow.

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Tenure 76% connected

The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

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Broader term 8

Assign 76% connected

To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Delegate 76% connected

Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

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Depute 76% connected

To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.

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Designate 76% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Praise 76% connected

To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Derivationally related 6

Improvement 74% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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Improvement 74% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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Plugger 74% connected

One who, or that which, plugs.

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Plugger 74% connected

One who, or that which, plugs.

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Publicity 74% connected

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

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Publicity 74% connected

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

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Synonym 8

Advance 92% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Advertise 92% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Boost 92% connected

To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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Elevate 92% connected

Elevated; raised aloft.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Encourage 92% connected

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Further 92% connected

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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Push 92% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raise 92% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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