Elevate
WordNet
verb
(1) Raise in rank or condition
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
(2) Raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
(3) Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"
"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
"I got promoted after many years of hard work"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< , pp. of < + < ; see levity and lever.
Verb
- To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
- To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
- To lift someone's spirits; to elate.
- To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
Synonyms
lift, raise promote ennoble, honour/honor cheer up, elate increase, raise, turn up, upAntonyms
drop, lower demote depress, sadden decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn downVerb
elevate