elevate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈel.ɪ.veɪt/ us/ˈel.ə.veɪt/
formal抬高;提高;使上升;举起
to raise something or lift something up
The platform was elevated by means of hydraulic legs. 平台由液压支架抬升起来。
提升；提高；改进
to make someone or something more important or to improve something
They want to elevate the status of teachers. 他们想提高教师的社会地位。
These factors helped to elevate the town to the position of one of the most beautiful in the country. 这些因素提高了该镇的声望，使之成为该国十大最具魅力小镇之一。
be elevated to something formal 被提升为;被晋升为
to be given a higher rank or social position
He has been elevated to deputy manager. 他已被提升为副经理。
She was elevated to the peerage (= was made a peer). 她被封为贵族。
He was elevated to prime minister last year.
Oscar Peterson was elevated to Companion of the Order of Canada in 1984.
The US attorney was elevated to chief of the Justice Department's criminal division.