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elevate

verb
  1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear 2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise
  2. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound: amplify, heighten, raise. See increase
  3. To raise in rank: advance, jump, promote, raise, upgrade. See rise
  4. To raise to a high position or status: aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift. Idiom: put on a pedestal. See rise
  5. To cause to be eminent or recognized: distinguish, ennoble, exalt, honor, signalize. See respect
  6. To raise the spirits of: animate, buoy (up), elate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete: exalt. See happy

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