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present tense form of elevate (3rd person singular).

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lift up v.
promote; augment v.
raise spirits v.

VERB

lift up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heighten raise uplift

STRONG

erect hoist levitate poise pump pyramid ramp rear tilt uphold upraise

WEAK

fetch up hike up jack up put up shoot up stilt take up

Antonyms

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

condemn decrease demote denounce deprecate depress disdain disgrace distress lessen lower push down shame spurn trouble upset

VERB

promote; augment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint boost build up enhance heighten intensify prefer upgrade

STRONG

advance aggrandize dignify ennoble exalt further glorify honor increase magnify skip swell

WEAK

put up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease lower reject weaken

STRONG

belittle castigate condemn criticize debase degrade denounce diminish disgrace halt humiliate shame stop

WEAK

demote deprecate depress disdain distress drop lessen push down spurn trouble upset

VERB

raise spirits

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost excite inspire refine uplift

STRONG

animate brighten cheer elate exhilarate glorify hearten rouse sublimate

WEAK

bring up buoy up lift up perk up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage

STRONG

bring down depress dishearten dull upset

WEAK

condemn decrease demote denounce deprecate disdain disgrace distress drop lessen lower push down shame spurn trouble

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Mr. Vance also caricatures Friedman’s legacy by implying that laissez-faire elevates economic development above human dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

It was the first album they recorded live in the studio since the ’90s, and that aspect elevates almost every song on this record; they all feel incredibly vibrant.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

It then sidles up to a smaller U.S. government jet and elevates its container once again, presumably letting Trump board unnoticed.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

It is this backdrop, this history of acrimony, that elevates this encounter above those other semi-finals.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson