• v.
    ⦿give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    lexical concept
  • I got promoted after many years of hard work
  • John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
  • Women tend not to advance in the major law firms

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:advance
  2. enl:elevate
  3. enl:kick upstairs
  4. enl:promote
  5. enl:raise
  6. enl:upgrade
wn:interlingual indexili:i33735

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • kick upstairs
  • advanceelevatekick upstairspromoteraiseupgrade