Advance

Advance Ad*vance", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be fr. L. ad. See {Avaunt}.] 1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on. [1913 Webster]

2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

They . . . advanced their eyelids. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote. [1913 Webster]

Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes. --Esther iii. 1. [1913 Webster]

4. To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests. [1913 Webster]

5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument. [1913 Webster]

Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten. [1913 Webster]

7. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him. [1913 Webster]

8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods. [1913 Webster]

9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Greatly advancing his gay chivalry. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign. [1913 Webster]

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Push, send, or set forward or onward, propel, bring forward, move toward the front, Proceed, progress, make progress, make way, get forward, go forward, get on, go on, get along, come on, gain ground, rise, Progress, progression, procedure, movement to the front, march, way, moving forward / Promote, aggrandize, exalt, elevate, dignify, raise to preferment, raise to higher rank, Improve, grow, thrive, prosper, make improvement, Improvement, growth, advancement, rise, enhancement, progress, promotion, preferment / Forward, further, promote, improve, strengthen, benefit, make better, encourage the progress of, Payment beforehand, anticipated payment, loan / Allege, adduce, propose, offer, assign, propound, bring forward, lay down, Tender, offer, proposal, proposition, proffer, overture, addresses / Pay beforehand, supply beforehand, furnish on credit, lend, loan, Increase (of price), enhancement, rise, appreciation / Increase (as price), enhance, augment, raise, make greater, make higher

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advance — ad·vance 1 vt ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing: to supply or provide ahead of time: as a: to give (a gift) by way of or as an advancement b: to supply (as money) beforehand in expectation of repayment or other future adjustment advance 2 n: a provision of… … Law dictionary
advance — vb 1 Advance, promote, forward, further all mean to move or put ahead, but they come into comparison chiefly when they imply help in moving or putting (something) ahead. Advance usually implies effective assistance, as in hastening a process {the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Advance — may refer to: *Advance, an offensive push in sports, games, thoughts or military combat *Advance payment for goods or services *USS Advance , the name of several ships in the United States Navy *Game Boy Advance, one generation of Nintendo s Game … Wikipedia
advance — [adj] ahead in position or time beforehand, earlier, early, first, foremost, forward, in front, in the forefront, in the lead, leading, previously, prior; concepts 583,585,799 Ant. after, behind advance [n1] forward movement advancement, headway … New thesaurus
advance — [ad vans′, ədvans′] vt. advanced, advancing [ME avancen < OFr avancer, to forward < VL * abantiare < L ab , from + ante, before: sp. ad by assoc. with L ad, to, forward] 1. to bring forward; move forward [to advance a chessman] 2. to… … English World dictionary
Advance — Ad*vance , n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See {Advance}, v.] 1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress. [1913 Webster] 2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Advance — Ad*vance , a. Before in place, or beforehand in time; used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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