LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

prōmoveō

prōmoveō (present infinitive prōmovēre, perfect active prōmōvī, supine prōmōtum)
Classical[proːˈmɔ.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈmɔː.ve.o]

Meaning

  1. to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance
  2. to extend, enlarge, increase
  3. to put out, dislocate, displace
  4. figurativelyto bring to pass, effect, accomplish, progress
  5. figurativelyto enlarge, increase, promote, advance
  6. figurativelyto bring to light, reveal
  7. figurativelyto put off, defer, postpone

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Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōmoveōprōmovēbamprōmovēbōprōmōvīprōmōveramprōmōverō
2nd sg.prōmovēsprōmovēbāsprōmovēbisprōmōvistīprōmōverāsprōmōveris
3rd sg.prōmovetprōmovēbatprōmovēbitprōmōvitprōmōveratprōmōverit
1st pl.prōmovēmusprōmovēbāmusprōmovēbimusprōmōvimusprōmōverāmusprōmōverimus
2nd pl.prōmovētisprōmovēbātisprōmovēbitisprōmōvistisprōmōverātisprōmōveritis
3rd pl.prōmoventprōmovēbantprōmovēbuntprōmōvērunt
prōmōvēre		prōmōverantprōmōverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōmoveamprōmovēremprōmōverimprōmōvissem
2nd sg.prōmoveāsprōmovērēsprōmōverīsprōmōvissēs
3rd sg.prōmoveatprōmovēretprōmōveritprōmōvisset
1st pl.prōmoveāmusprōmovērēmusprōmōverīmusprōmōvissēmus
2nd pl.prōmoveātisprōmovērētisprōmōverītisprōmōvissētis
3rd pl.prōmoveantprōmovērentprōmōverintprōmōvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōmoveorprōmovēbarprōmovēbor
2nd sg.prōmovēris
prōmovēre		prōmovēbāris
prōmovēbāre		prōmovēberis
prōmovēbere
3rd sg.prōmovēturprōmovēbāturprōmovēbitur
1st pl.prōmovēmurprōmovēbāmurprōmovēbimur
2nd pl.prōmovēminīprōmovēbāminīprōmovēbiminī
3rd pl.prōmoventurprōmovēbanturprōmovēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōmovearprōmovērer
2nd sg.prōmoveāris
prōmoveāre		prōmovērēris
prōmovērēre
3rd sg.prōmoveāturprōmovērētur
1st pl.prōmoveāmurprōmovērēmur
2nd pl.prōmoveāminīprōmovērēminī
3rd pl.prōmoveanturprōmovērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōmovēprōmovēre
pres. 2nd pl.prōmovēteprōmovēminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōmovētōprōmovētor
fut. 3rd sg.prōmovētōprōmovētor
fut. 2nd pl.prōmovētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōmoventōprōmoventor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōmovēreprōmovērī
perfect infinitiveprōmōvisseprōmōtum esse
future infinitiveprōmōtūrum esseprōmōtum īrī
present participleprōmovēns—
perfect participle—prōmōtus
future participleprōmōtūrus
prōmōtūra, prōmōtūrā, prōmōtūrae, prōmōtūram, prōmōtūrārum, prōmōtūrās, prōmōtūre, prōmōtūrī, prōmōtūrīs, prōmōtūrō, prōmōtūrōrum, prōmōtūrōs, prōmōtūrum		prōmovendus
prōmovenda, prōmovendā, prōmovendae, prōmovendam, prōmovendārum, prōmovendās, prōmovende, prōmovendīs, prōmovendōrum, prōmovendōs
gerundprōmovendī, prōmovendō, prōmovendumsupineprōmōtum, prōmōtū

prō-mōvĕo, mōvi, mōtum (
I. pluperf. promorat. Hor Epod. 11, 14: promosset, Ov. Am 2, 9, 17 Jahn), 2, v. a., to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, advance.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: saxa vectibus, Caes B. C. 2, 11: onera, Col. 11, 1, 8; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64: assa in alterum apodyterii anguium, Cic. Q. Fr 3, 1, 1, § 2: legiones, Hirt. B. G. 8, 16: castra ad Carthaginem, to move onward, Liv 28, 44 fin.: exercitu in Aetoliam promoto, Just. 14, 1, 6: cornua utrimque (in acie), Quint. 2, 13, 3: scalas et machinamenta, Tac. A. 15, 4 fin.: calculum, to push forward, move, Quint. 11, 2, 38; 11, 3, 113: unum pedem triclinio, to put forth, move from, Phaedr. 4, 23, 28: ibi te videbo et promovebo, will take you along with me, Cic. Att. 4, 12 fin. —
B. In partic., to extend, enlarge. moenia Ostia tenus, Suet Ner 16: imperium, Ov P 2, 2, 72: vires in immensum orbem, id. Am. 2, 9, 17.—
C. Med. t. t., to put out of joint, dislocate, displace: in palmā quoque ossa interdum suis sedibus promoventur, Cels. 8, 18 init.: femur in omnes quattuor partes promovetur, saepissime in interiorem, id. 8, 20 init.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to bring to pass, effect, accomplish (ante- and post-class.): promovere parum, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 81: aliquis dicat, Nihil promoveris, id. And. 4, 1, 17: meditatio nihil ad vitam tuendam promovens, Gell. 10, 22, 24; cf. in a lusus verbb. with movere se, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 4.—Absol.: cum in studio facundiae abunde promovisset, Gell. 5, 10, 7.—
B. In partic.
1. To enlarge, increase: doctrina vim promovet insitam, Hor C. 4, 4, 33; so, promovere aliquem, to advance, prefer, promote (post-Aug.; cf.: perduco, produco, proveho): vetus miles ad eum gradum promotus, Curt. 6, 11, 1: promotus ad amplissimas procurationes, Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3; Suet. Oth. 1; id. Vesp. 16; Lampr. Elag. 12; 20; Plin. Pan. 90, 6; Vulg. Dan. 3, 97.—
2. To bring to light, reveal: arcana promorat loco (i. e. ex intimo corde), Hor Epod. 11, 14.—
3. To put off, defer, postpone: nuptias alicui, Ter. And. 4, 2, 28.—Hence, prōmōtus, a, um, P a.
A. Of time, advanced, i. e. late: nocte promotā, late at night, far into the night, App. M. 4, p. 152, 38; 7, p. 190, 30.—
B. Subst.: prōmōta, ōrum, n., in the lang. of the Stoics, things that are to be preferred, pref. erable things, as being next in degree to absolute good; a literal transl. of the Gr. προηγμέυα, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmoveō

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō From prō- + moveō (“move”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpromoure
  • Englishpromote
  • Frenchpromouvoir
  • Germanpromovieren
  • Italianpromuovere
  • Occitanpromòure
  • Portuguesepromover
  • Romanianpromova
  • Spanishpromover
  • Corsicanprumova

In English words that came into English from prōmoveō

  • promoteprōmōtus
  • promotionprōmotiō

Quick answers

What does prōmoveō mean in Latin?
prōmoveō, a verb, means “to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance; to extend, enlarge, increase; to put out, dislocate, displace”.
What are the principal parts of prōmoveō?
prōmoveō, prōmovēre, prōmōvī, prōmōtum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōmoveō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈmɔ.we.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈmɔː.ve.o].
Where does prōmoveō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmoveō.