To Advance

1. To promote or advantage.
   1. To help the progress of (something); to further. [from 12th c.]
   2. To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
2. To move forward in space or time.
   1. To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. [from 14th c.]
   2. To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]
   3. (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]
   4. To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. [from 16th c.]
   5. To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. [from 16th c.]
   6. (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed. [from 16th c.]
   7. (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. [from 16th c.]
3. To raise, be raised.

# (transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate. [from 14th c.]

1. 2. To raise or increase (a price, rate). [from 14th c.]
   3. To increase (a number or amount). [from 16th c.]
   4. (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign

Antonyms

• regress
• retract (in phonetics)