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Meaning of elevate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  elevate
      v 1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
           was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women
           tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got
           promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote},
           {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}]
           [ant: {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs},
           {relegate}]
      2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
         "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {get up},
         {bring up}] [ant: {bring down}, {get down}, {let down},
         {lower}, {take down}]
      3: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
         from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {raise}, {elevate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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