Tra từ elevate - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise
• Ant:
demote (for: promote)
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation, advancement (for: advance), promotion (for: promote)
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign
• Hyponyms:
tenure, bring up, spot promote, ennoble, gentle,
entitle, prefer, favor, favour, brevet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. raise from a lower to a higher position (Freq. 2)
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
• Syn:
raise, lift, get up, bring up
• Ant:
lower (for: raise)
• See Also:
lift up (for: lift)
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation, elevator, lift (for: lift), lifter (for: lift), raise (for: raise)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
get up, jack, jack up, shoulder, kick up,
hoist, lift, wind, trice, trice up, run up,
pump, levitate, underlay, skid, pinnacle, chin,
chin up, raise, leaven, prove, heighten, hike,
hike, boost, pick up, lift up, gather up,
rear, erect
• Cause:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The men elevate the chairs
3. raise in rank or condition (Freq. 2)
- The new law lifted many people from poverty
• Syn:
lift, raise
• Derivationally related forms:
elevation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
dignify, exalt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody