elevate
To give someone or something a higher job, level, or importance.
To raise someone or something to a higher or more important rank, status, or role.
To move something so it is higher than before, not at the same level.
To lift or raise something to a higher physical position or level.
To make something better, more serious, or more important.
To make the quality, level, or standard of something higher or better.
To make a person or group feel happier or more hopeful.
To make someone's mood, feelings, or emotional state more positive or hopeful.
To make a level like blood pressure, risk, or temperature higher than normal.
To increase a measurable level such as pressure, temperature, or risk above its normal or usual value, especially in medical or scientific contexts.
- Base: elevate
- 3rd Person Singular: elevates
- Present Participle: elevating
- Past: elevated
elevate something to an art form
1make something extremely well done
To do something so well and with so much care that it becomes very special, like a kind of art.
- She has elevated customer service to an art form.
- The chef elevates simple home cooking to an art form.
- He has elevated time management to an art form, wasting almost no minutes in his day.
elevate the conversation
1make discussion more serious
To make a discussion more serious, smart, and respectful.
- We need to elevate the conversation around mental health.
- Her comments helped elevate the conversation beyond simple blame.
- The moderator tried to elevate the conversation by asking deeper questions.
elevate the mood
1make everyone feel happier
To make people in a place feel happier or more positive.
- A bit of music can really elevate the mood at a party.
- Her jokes helped elevate the mood in the meeting.
- Fresh flowers will elevate the mood of the room.
elevate to new heights
1improve something very strongly
To make something much better than it was before, to a very high level.
- The new coach has elevated the team to new heights.
- This technology could elevate online learning to new heights.
- Her latest album elevates her music to new heights of creativity.
elevate your game
1perform at a higher level
To start playing, working, or acting better than before, often because the situation is more difficult.
- If you want to compete at that level, you’ll need to elevate your game.
- The team really elevated their game in the second half.
- With tougher competition, small businesses have to elevate their game to survive.