promuovere
promote
verb proh-MWOH-veh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'promovere'
Also means
pass (an exam)
Usage Note
Promuovere is irregular like muovere, giving the past participle promosso. Beyond 'promote' a product or idea, in school it means to pass a student to the next year, so essere promosso is the happy opposite of essere bocciato ('to be failed').
Examples
"Vogliono promuovere il nuovo prodotto."
Natural Translation
They want to promote the new product.
Literal Translation
They-want to-promote the new product.
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