- promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate - 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"
--1 is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun elevation2, noun elevation8
Somebody ----s somebody
- raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun elevation4, noun elevation1, noun elevation5, noun elevator1
The men elevate the chairs
- lift, raise, elevate - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun elevation2, noun elevation8
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody