elevate

to lift up or raise in rank

Root

  • lev: lift, lighten, or make less heavy

Other words with the lev root

  • alleviate: to make pain or trouble less severe
  • elevator: machine that lifts people or things
  • levity: lightness, especially in mood

Elevate is lift made into a verb: raise the body, the tone, or the status.

A precise example can elevate an ordinary answer.

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