underpromote

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ promote.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underpromote (third-person singular simple present underpromotes, present participle underpromoting, simple past and past participle underpromoted)

1. (transitive) To promote inadequately.
   • 2009 September 21, Jon Caramanica, “Do the Jerk: Skinny Jeans and All That Bouncy, Bawdy Id”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It was a teen party sponsored by the hip-hop radio station Hot 97 (WQHT-FM), and maybe an underpromoted one: much of the room was empty.

2. (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn that has crossed the board) to a less powerful piece than a queen, which is sometimes strategically useful.