The Clue
Advertises (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PROMOTES
Tags
Notes
The answer PROMOTES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Furthers
Pushes
Stages, as fights
Definition
PROMOTE as a verb:
1. (promote, advance, boost, further, encourage) = contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
2. (promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate) = give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
3. (advertise, advertize, promote, push) = make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
4. be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
5. change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent