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.—
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.