elevate

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elevate /ˈɛlɪveɪt/

▶verb

• 1 lift to a higher position.

  ■ (of a priest) hold up (a consecrated host or chalice) for adoration.

  ■ Military raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range.

• 2 raise to a more important or impressive level or status.

– derivatives
elevated adjective,
elevatory adjective.

– origin ME: from L. elevat-, elevare ‘to raise’.