elevate
English Thesaurus
1. raise in rank or condition (verb.change)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | dignify, |
definition | : | raise the status of (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | exalt, |
definition | : | raise in rank, character, or status (verb.change) |
2. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | get up, |
definition | : | cause to rise (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | jack, jack up, |
definition | : | lift with a special device (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | shoulder, |
definition | : | lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | kick up, |
definition | : | cause to rise by kicking (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | hoist, lift, wind, |
definition | : | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | trice, trice up, |
definition | : | raise with a line (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | hoist, |
definition | : | move from one place to another by lifting (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | pump, |
definition | : | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | levitate, |
definition | : | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | underlay, |
definition | : | raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | skid, |
definition | : | elevate onto skids (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | pinnacle, |
definition | : | raise on or as if on a pinnacle (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | chin, chin up, |
definition | : | raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | leaven, prove, raise, |
definition | : | cause to puff up with a leaven (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | heighten, |
definition | : | increase the height of (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | erect, rear, |
definition | : | cause to rise up (verb.motion) |
3. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (verb.social)
hypernym | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | tenure, |
definition | : | give life-time employment to (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | bring up, |
definition | : | promote from a lower position or rank (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | spot promote, |
definition | : | promote on the spot (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | ennoble, entitle, gentle, |
definition | : | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | brevet, |
definition | : | promote somebody by brevet, in the military (verb.social) |
4. raise in rank or condition (verb.change)
derivation | : | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, |
definition | : | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state) |
5. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
derivation | : | heave, lift, raise, |
definition | : | the act of raising something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | airlift, lift, |
definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | elevator, lift, |
definition | : | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lift, |
definition | : | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lift, ski lift, ski tow, |
definition | : | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elevation, |
definition | : | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | lift, rise, |
definition | : | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event) |
derivation | : | elevation, lift, raising, |
definition | : | the event of something being raised upward (noun.event) |
6. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (verb.social)
derivation | : | promotion, |
definition | : | act of raising in rank or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, |
definition | : | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state) |
7. raise in rank or condition (verb.change)
derivation | : | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, |
definition | : | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state) |
8. raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
derivation | : | heave, lift, raise, |
definition | : | the act of raising something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | airlift, lift, |
definition | : | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | elevator, lift, |
definition | : | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lift, |
definition | : | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | lift, ski lift, ski tow, |
definition | : | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elevation, |
definition | : | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | lift, rise, |
definition | : | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event) |
derivation | : | elevation, lift, raising, |
definition | : | the event of something being raised upward (noun.event) |
9. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (verb.social)
derivation | : | promotion, |
definition | : | act of raising in rank or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, |
definition | : | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun.state) |
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