elevate

el·e·vate  (l-vt)

tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates

1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.

2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of.

3. To promote to a higher rank.

4. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level.

5. To lift the spirits of; elate. See Synonyms at lift.

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[Middle English elevaten, from Latin levre, levt- : -, ex-, up; see ex- + levre, to raise; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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elevate

Verb

[-vating, -vated]

1. to raise in rank or status: she had elevated flirting to an art form

2. to lift to a higher place: this action elevates the upper back [Latin elevare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	elevate - 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" kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility favor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military
	2.	elevate - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" lift, raise, get up, bring up get up - cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." jack, jack up - lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" shoulder - lift onto one's shoulders kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" trice, trice up - raise with a line; "trice a window shade" run up, hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" pump - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman" underlay - raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate" skid - elevate onto skids pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" chin, chin up - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar leaven, prove, raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" boost, hike, hike up - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" gather up, lift up, pick up - take and lift upward erect, rear - cause to rise up
	3.	elevate - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" lift, raise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dignify - raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

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elevate

verb 1. promote, raise, advance, upgrade, exalt, kick upstairs (informal) aggrandize, give advancement to

verb 2. increase, lift, raise, step up, intensify, move up, hoist, raise high

verb 3. raise, lift, heighten, uplift, hoist, lift up, raise up, hike up, upraise

verb 4. cheer, raise, excite, boost, animate, rouse, uplift, brighten, exhilarate, hearten, lift up, perk up, buoy up, gladden, elate

Translations

elevate [ˈɛlɪveɪt] vt (gen) → elevar;

(in rank) → ascender

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elevate [ˈɛlɪveɪt] vt → élever

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elevate [ˈɛlɪveɪt] vt → erheben;

(physically) → heben

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elevate [ˈɛlɪveɪt] vt → elevare