Promoting meaning : To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. To encourage, urge or incite. (usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league. To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. To move on to a subsequent stage of education.