boost vs promote

boost

verb
  • To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles. 

  • To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. 

  • To steal. 

  • To give a booster shot to. 

  • To amplify; to signal boost. 

  • To jump-start a vehicle by using cables to connect the battery in a running vehicle to the battery in a vehicle that won't start. 

noun
  • A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers. 

  • A coordinate transformation that changes velocity. 

  • A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb. 

  • Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance. 

promote

verb
  • To encourage, urge or incite. 

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

  • To elevate to a higher league. 

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

  • To move on to a subsequent stage of education. 

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

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

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