The difference between Aid and Promote

When used as verbs, aid means to (give) support (to), whereas promote means to raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.


Aid is also noun with the meaning: help.

check bellow for the other definitions of Aid and Promote

  1. Aid as a noun (uncountable):

    Help; assistance; succor, relief.

    Examples:

    "He came to my aid when I was foundering."

  2. Aid as a noun (countable):

    A helper; an assistant.

  3. Aid as a noun (countable):

    Something which helps; a material source of help.

    Examples:

    "Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants."

  4. Aid as a noun (countable, British):

    An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.

  5. Aid as a noun (countable, British):

    An exchequer loan.

  6. Aid as a noun (countable, legal):

    A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.

  7. Aid as a noun (countable):

    An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.

    Examples:

    "The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions."

  1. Aid as a verb (transitive):

    To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

  1. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

    Examples:

    "He promoted his clerk to office manager."

  2. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

    Examples:

    "They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time."

    "They promoted the new film with giant billboards."

  3. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To encourage, urge or incite.

  4. Promote as a verb (sports, usually in passive form):

    To elevate to the above league.

    Examples:

    "At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League."

  5. Promote as a verb (transitive, chemistry):

    To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.

  6. Promote as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

    Examples:

    "Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen."

  7. Promote as a verb (intransitive, Singapore):

    To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

    Examples:

    "At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS."