promotes is a form of:

Promote



verbpast tense: promoted ; past participle: promoted ; present participle: promoting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to raise [a person] to a higher rank or office. to further the growth or establishment of, to set in motion, aid in organizing, to encourage the growth or development of, to help organize a new business venture, or company) promote a soldier ដំឡើងស័ក្ដិ promote a student អោយឡើងថ្នាក់ promote a product ផ្សាយ (របស់អ្វីមួយ) promote good health ធ្វើអោយមាន
Example: She worked hard and was soon promoted.
2.
(ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម) ដំឡើងយសសក្តិ, ជួយអោយមានការរីកចម្រើនផ្សព្វផ្សាយ (ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម) ដាក់ចេញនូវសំនើរថ្មី
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: promoted ; past participle: promoted ; present participle: promoting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person.
1.
advance, advocate, aid, assist, back, champion, encourage, facilitate, forward, foster, patronize, support, urge
1.
demote, discourage, hinder, impede, obstruct