HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of underpromote | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To promote inadequately.
    transitive
  2. To promote (a pawn that has crossed the board) to a less powerful piece than a queen, which is sometimes strategically useful.
    transitive

Examples

“It was a teen party sponsored by the hip-hop radio station Hot 97 (WQHT-FM), and maybe an underpromoted one: much of the room was empty.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See underpromote used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course