promotable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English promotable From promote + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be promoted; eligible for promotion.
“My job is to bring as many people to television as possible, but also to do things that are promotable and young,” he said.
2007 October 4, Bill Carter, “Fictional Characters Get Virtual Lives, Too”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most promotable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| promoteable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more promotable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |