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
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Aid as a noun (uncountable):
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
Examples:
"He came to my aid when I was foundering."
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Aid as a noun (countable):
A helper; an assistant.
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Aid as a noun (countable):
Something which helps; a material source of help.
Examples:
"Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants."
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Aid as a noun (countable, British):
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
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Aid as a noun (countable, British):
An exchequer loan.
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Aid as a noun (countable, legal):
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
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Aid as a noun (countable):
An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
Examples:
"The incompetent general's brilliant aid often made priceless suggestions."
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Aid as a verb (transitive):
To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
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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."
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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."
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Promote as a verb (transitive):
To encourage, urge or incite.
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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."
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Promote as a verb (transitive, chemistry):
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
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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."
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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."