Self-promote

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To promote oneself; to present oneself to others in a favorable light. transitive

    "If we narrow our focus to "bad" office politics, the kind that subverts an organization or undermines the work of people, the self-promoting plotting that others do, then yes, there are things that can be done."

Synonyms

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self-aggrandize

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"If we narrow our focus to "bad" office politics, the kind that subverts an organization or undermines the work of people, the self-promoting plotting that others do, then yes, there are things that can be done."

Etymology

Back-formation from self-promotion, equivalent to self- + promote.

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