To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
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 encourage, urge or incite.
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.
To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
To run against and sink, as a vessel.
To read quickly a list or other short text.
To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
To decline in quality or condition.
To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.