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"
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position
If you elevate something, you raise it above a horizontal level. Jack elevated the gun at the sky
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice
To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity. Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure. overweight individuals who have elevated cholesterol levels. = raise
If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status
When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it. He was elevated to the post of prime minister. = promote + elevation el·eva·tion The Prime Minister is known to favour the elevation of more women to the Cabinet
(Short for elevated railroad or elevated railway) A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level, elevated railway, el, elevated railroad
If land or buildings are elevated, they are raised up higher than the surrounding area. An elevated platform on the stage collapsed during rehearsals. = raised
A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important or of very high rank. His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status
A road supported on pillars to raise it above ground level Usually this is done on urban motorways to enable them to cross surface streets more easily, or to traverse an unusual geographical feature: to hold a road above unstable ground, for example, or run it along a steep hillside
[ e-l&-"vAt, -v&t ] (adjective.) 14th century. Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare (“to raise, lift up”) e (“out”) + levare (“to make light, to lift”) levis (“light”); see levity and lever.