elevate

(v) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
- Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
- I got promoted after many years of hard work
kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise,
(v) raise from a lower to a higher position
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
lift, raise, get up, bring up,
(v) raise in rank or condition
- The new law lifted many people from poverty
lift, raise,

kick upstairs promote upgrade advance raise lift get up bring up

demote kick downstairs relegate bump break bring down let down lower take down get down

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