elevate
Cross references: 1. lift 1. el.e.vate \'el-*-.va-t, -v*t\ aj archaic : ELEVATED 2. el.e.vate \-.va-t\ vt [ME elevaten, fr. L elevatus, pp. of elevare, fr. e- +]levare to raise 1: to lift up : RAISE 2: to raise in rank or status : EXALT 3: to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally 4: to raise the spirits of : ELATE