elevate
verb
[ ˈɛlɪveɪt ]
• raise or lift (something) to a higher position.
• "the exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head"
Similar:
raise,
lift (up),
raise up/aloft,
buoy up,
upraise,
bear aloft,
hoist,
hike up,
haul up,
heft up,
boost,
• raise to a more important or impressive level.
• "he was elevated to Secretary of State"
Similar:
promote,
give promotion,
upgrade,
improve the position/status of,
give a higher rank,
advance,
move up,
raise,
give advancement,
prefer,
ennoble,
exalt,
aggrandize,
dignify,
kick upstairs,
move up the ladder,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).
