ELEVATE

[verb] [T] [formal] - to raise or lift up, or (figurative) to make more important or to improveThe platform was elevated by means of hydraulic legs.(figurative) They want to elevate the status of teachers. [T](figurative) These factors helped to elevate the town into the list of the ten most attractive in the country. [T](formal) If someone is elevated they are given a higher rank or social position.She was elevated to the peerage (= was given the title 'Lady').