elevate to



elevate someone or something to something

to raise the status of someone to something; to promote someone to something higher, such as a job, a better status, etc. The success elevated her to a new rank and higher pay. The boss's attention elevated the policy question to the highest priority. She sought to elevate herself to some sort of social goddess.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chinweuba-Western African, Igbo
Divina-English (Rare)
Sylvester[sil'vestə]
Jehoiakim-Biblical
ApolÔNiaə-poo-LAW-nyəPortuguese (Brazilian)
Carmelita[.ka:mə'li:tə]