promouvez

Promouvez is a conjugated form of the French verb promouvoir, meaning to promote or to advocate. In present tense usage, promouvez corresponds to the second-person plural form (vous promouvez) and also functions as the imperative when addressing a group (Promouvez!. in context, it is used to tell others to promote or support something).

Morphology and conjugation note: The verb promouvoir is irregular in the present tense. The standard forms are je promeus, tu promeus, il promeut, nous promouvons, vous promouvez, ils promeuvent. The form promouvez is thus the vous form in the present tense, and it is also the base for the imperative.

Usage and nuance: Promouvoir is widely used in marketing, politics, public relations, and civic discourse to describe the act of promoting a product, idea, policy, or campaign. It can imply activities such as advertising, advocacy, or public messaging aimed at increasing visibility or support. In sentences, promouvez can appear in statements like “Vous promouvez ce nouveau service auprès de vos clients” or in commands such as “Promouvez les valeurs de l’initiative lors de l’événement.” The noun form related to the action is promotion; the past participle is promu (promue, promus, promues).

Etymology: Promouvoir derives from Latin promovēre, formed from pro- “forward” and movēre “to move.” The term has parallel forms in related Romance languages and carries a sense of advancing something through effort and support.