Synonyms for elevate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Promote — to promote (someone) to a higher rank
promote, exalt, dignify, uplift, magnify, uphold, glorify, honor US, honour UK, upgrade, kick upstairs informal, entitle, erect, lord, ennoble, enthrone, extol, advance dated, aggrandize rare, aggrandise UK, prefer dated, nobilitate dated
2. Raise — to raise (something) to a higher position
raise, lift, bring up, lift someone's spirits, lift up, hoist, heave, rear, upheave
Definitions
- v. 1
To raise (something) to a higher position.
The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.
- v. 2
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- v. 3
To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
Some drugs have the side effect of elevating your blood sugar level.
- v. 4
To lift the spirits of (someone)
Forms
- Past participle
- elevated
e.g. elevated → promoted, exalted, dignified, uplifted…
Example sentences
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- uplift This music is going to uplift your mood.
- exalt The party will continue to exalt their hero.
- dignify I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.
- lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
By length
- 4 letters
- lord1, lift1, rear1, buoy2
- 5 letters
- raise1, honor2, cheer1, flush1, erect2, hoist1, heave1, exalt2, extol2, elate2
- 6 letters
- prefer2, honour2, uphold2, uplift2, enrich2, refine2
- 7 letters
- improve2, advance2, promote2, upgrade2, delight2, enhance2, augment2, enlarge2, animate3, glorify3, detract2, magnify3, entitle3, devalue3
- 8 letters
- increase2, heighten2, enthrone
- 9 letters
- cultivate3
- 10 letters
- aggrandize3, exhilarate4, aggrandise, nobilitate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buoy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- élever
- Italiano
- elevare
- Español
- elevar
- Deutsch
- emporheben
- Català
- elevar