A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to raise in rank)
a. to promote Me acaban de promover a gerente de ventas. They just promoted me to sales manager.
2. (to encourage)
a. to promote Esa maestra promueve la lectura en su salón de clases. That teacher promotes reading in her classroom.
b. to cause El movimiento promovió la separación entre la Iglesia y el Estado. The movement caused a separation between Church and State.
c. to provoke (conflict) La sentencia del tribunal promovió una pelea entre la policía y los manifestantes. The court's ruling provoked a fight between the police and the demonstrators.
3. (legal)
a. to bring Contrató a un abogado a promover su querella a corte. She hired a lawyer to bring her dispute to court.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (iniciar)
a. to initiate, to bring about
4. (ascender)
a. promover a alguien a to promote somebody to
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promover
transitive verb
1 (impulsar) [+proceso, plan, intereses, desarrollo] to promote; [+ley] to sponsor; [+debate, conflicto] to provoke normas destinadas a promover el libre comercio regulations aimed at promoting free trade; promover un pleito to bring an action; file a suit
2 (provocar) to cause su discurso promovió un enorme alboroto en la sala his speech caused a tremendous uproar in the hall
3 (ascender) [+persona, equipo] to promote; a to; Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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