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befordra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foment verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • promote verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.
  • transport verb To carry people or goods from one place to another.
  • upgrade noun An improved version of something, often a piece of technology or equipment.

Senses

befordra is used for these senses in English:

  • foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • promote (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
  • transport To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
  • upgrade (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.

foment — full definition

  1. verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  2. verb To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

promote — full definition

  1. verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.
  2. verb To advertise or actively support something to make it more popular or successful.
  3. verb In chess, to exchange a pawn that reaches the far end of the board for a stronger piece.

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