Answer: promotes

AnswerCrossword Clue
PROMOTESElevates
promotesAdvance or raise (someone) to a higher position or rank
promotesGive publicity to (a product, organization, or venture) so as to increase sales or public awareness
promotesAct as a promoter of (a catalyst)
promotesFurther the progress of (something, esp. a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage
promotesTransfer (a sports team) to a higher division of a league
promotesPROMOTE, to help forward
promotesExchange (a pawn) for a more powerful piece of the same color, typically a queen, as part of the move in which it reaches the opponent's end of the board
promotesEnable (a relatively low card) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first
PROMOTESBoosts
PROMOTESPlugs
PROMOTESPushes
PROMOTESAdvertises
PROMOTESFurthers
PROMOTESStages, as fights
PROMOTESFurthers.
PROMOTESStirs up interest for.
PROMOTESAdvances.
PROMOTESPublicizes