puff out
- v to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
proliferate
- v grow rapidly
Pizza parlors proliferate in this area - v cause to grow or increase rapidly
We must not proliferate nuclear arms
prolong
- v lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
We prolonged our stay - v lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolong the treatment of the patient
promote
- v contribute to the progress or growth of
- v give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
I got promoted after many years of hard work - v make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- v be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
- v change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
promulgate
- v state or announce
- v put a law into effect by formal declaration
pronate
- v turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards