1. (

• foster ,
• further ,

) promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" ;

2. (

• promote ,
• advance ,
• boost ,
• further ,
• encourage

) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" ;

1. (

• further ,
• farther ,

) more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" ;