ədˈvæns ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz ˈædvɚtaɪz buːst ˈɛləveɪt ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ fɜː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ) pɹəˈmoʊt pɹəˈməʊt pʊʃ make publicity for; try to sell (a product) The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent be changed for a superior chess or checker piece give a promotion to or assign to a higher position John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired Women tend not to advance in the major law firms I got promoted after many years of hard work contribute to the progress or growth of I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom