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advance
1. verb /ədˈvɑːns,ədˈvæns/
a) To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

They . . . advanced their eyelids. —Shakespeare

b) To raise to a higher rank; to promote.

to advance the ripening of fruit

Syn: raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign
2. noun /ədˈvɑːns,ədˈvæns/
a) A forward move.

As the sun fell, so did our spirits. I had tried to make advances to the girl again; but she would have none of me, and so I was not only thirsty but otherwise sad and downhearted.

b) An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due.
3. adjective /ədˈvɑːns,ədˈvæns/
a) Completed before need or a milestone event.

He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.

b) Preceding.

The advance man came a month before the candidate.


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