"self-promote" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: self-promotes [present, singular, third-person], self-promoting [participle, present], self-promoted [participle, past], self-promoted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from self-promotion, equivalent to self- + promote. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|self-promotion}} Back-formation from self-promotion, {{af|en|self-|promote}} self- + promote Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-promote (third-person singular simple present self-promotes, present participle self-promoting, simple past and past participle self-promoted)
  1. (transitive) To promote oneself; to present oneself to others in a favorable light. Tags: transitive Related terms: self-promoter, self-promoting

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