PROMOTED

Contribute to the progress or growth of

Example: "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Example: "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"

Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

Example: "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"

Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece

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