elevate
v.to raise something to a higher position or level. You can use it for physical things, like lifting an object, or for ideas, like making a simple meal feel special.
v.to raise to a higher physical position; to promote to a higher rank or status. Transitive — requires a direct object.
“The new lighting will elevate the look of the room.”
“Adding fresh herbs can elevate a simple pasta dish into something truly gourmet.”
“The architect designed the building on a raised platform to elevate it above the surrounding landscape and provide better views of the valley.”
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.
“To have the best possibility to compete in every competition that’s for sure.” Arteta added: “We’re going to prepare to elevate our level, expecting that the rest will do the same.”
“A “particularly dangerous situation” alert elevates that warning, indicating a high risk of damage from an extremely rare and hazardous event.”
Common in culture writing
From Middle English elevaten (“to raise up, erect; to elate, inflate (e.g. with pride); (alchemy) to vaporize; (of a bone, excressence, blood vessel) to protrude”), from elevat(e) (“(in physical elevation, in rank, in altitude above the horizon) high”, also used as the past participle of elevaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), further from Latin ēlevātus, the perfect passive participle of ēlevō (“to raise, lift up”), from ē- (“out”) + levō (“to make light, to lift”), from levis (“light”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see levity and lever.
From Middle English elevat(e) (“(in physical elevation, in rank, in altitude above the horizon) high”, also used as the past participle of elevaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French élevé.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.