Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - elevate

 I. adjective  Date: 14th century archaic ~d  II. verb  (-vated; -vating)  Etymology: Middle English, from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare, from e- + levare to raise — more at lever  Date: 15th century  transitive verb  1. to lift up or make higher ; raise ~ a patient's leg exercises that ~ the heart rate  2. to raise in rank or status was ~d to chairman  3. to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally great books that both entertain and ~ their readers  4. to raise the spirits of ; elate  intransitive verb to become ~d ; rise his voice ~d to a shout  Synonyms: see lift