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Synonyms
el·e·vate (ĕĺə-vāt́)

[Middle English elevaten, from Latin ēlevāre, ēlevāt-, ē-, ex-, up; see ex–, + levāre, to raise.]

transitive verb: -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -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