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elevate
verb as in lift up
verb as in promote; augment
Example Sentences
Although they had already sought to mythologize in the past the supposedly noble sacrifice of Nazi activists killed in street fighting, Wessel was the first to be elevated to supreme martyr status.
The more elevated strategy, said Pope, is to address why students cheat.
Their assassinations were followed by waves of mourning that elevated them into near-mythic status.
That star June Squibb’s warm, humorous and slightly spiky performance elevates the wobbly material and tentative direction.
However, scientists believe that reading good news or at least finding the good in humanity can act as a buffer against negative news and even elevate the moods of news consumers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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