elevate
/ˈelɪveɪt/verb
with obj.
1- raise or lift (something) up to a higher position举起, 抬起; 使上升：
the exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head.
这种锻炼会使你自然地抬头挺胸。
1.1
- raise to a more important or impressive level提升, 提高：
in the 1920s he was elevated to Secretary of State
20世纪20年代他升任国务卿
the idea may be elevated into the rather grand status of a Theory.
这一观点可以被提升到相当高的理论高度。
1.2
- (of a priest) hold up (a consecrated host or chalice) for adoration（牧师）高举（圣饼或圣餐杯）。
1.3
- increase the level or amount of (something, especially a level of a significant component of a person's blood)提高…的水平, 增加…的含量（尤指增加血液中某重要成分的含量）。
1.4
- raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range加大（炮）的仰角。
派生词
elevatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin elevat- 'raised', from the verb elevare, from e- （variant of ex-） 'out, away' + levare 'lighten' （from levis 'light'）.