(~s, elevating, ~d)
1.
When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are ~d to it. (FORMAL)
He was ~d to the post of prime minister.
= promote
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n
elevation
The Prime Minister is known to favour the elevation of more women to the Cabinet...
N-UNCOUNT: usu with poss, N to n
2.
If you ~ something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is.
Don’t ~ your superiors to superstar status.
VERB: V n to n
3.
To ~ something means to increase it in amount or intensity. (FORMAL)
Emotional stress can ~ blood pressure.
...overweight individuals who have ~d cholesterol levels.
= raise
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
If you ~ something, you raise it above a horizontal level. (FORMAL)
Jack ~d the gun at the sky.
VERB: V n