prō-mōvĕo, mōvi, mōtum (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. 703: aliquis dicat, Nihil promoveris, id. And. 641: meditatio nihil ad vitam tuendam promovens, Gell. 10, 22, 24; cf. in a lusus verbb. with movere se, Ter. Eun. 913.— 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. 711.
XI —Hence, prōmōtus , a, um, P a.
A Of time, advanced , i. e. late : nocte promotā, late at night , far into the night , Ap. Met. 4, 22, 13; 7, 7, 3.—
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. προηγμένα, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52.