1. (verb)promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, 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"
2. (verb)raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up raise from a lower to a higher position "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
3. (verb)lift, raise, elevate raise in rank or condition "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Definition of 'elevate'
