mispromote

verb2

1. •
   To promote incorrectly; to advertise or advocate for something other than the intended use.

   • You can weep tears because of an up-to-date vision which misunderstands, mispromotes and bends the truth so as to preserve the eternal powerlessness of Margaret Fuller. — 1988
2. •
   To promote by mistake; to elevate to a position for which (someone) is unqualified.

   • People are C players when they are mishired, mispromoted, or misdeployed within their company. — 1997