English-French translations for elevate

• augmenter
• élever
  Ici, nous avons une excellente occasion d'élever l'euro au statut de devise de comparaison. Here we have a major opportunity to elevate the euro to the status of a comparison currency.
• lever
  Ici, nous avons une excellente occasion d'élever l'euro au statut de devise de comparaison. Here we have a major opportunity to elevate the euro to the status of a comparison currency.

Definition of elevate

• To raise to a higher position
• To promote to a higher rank
• To confer honor or nobility on (someone
• To make more worthy or of greater value
• To direct toward more worthy things
• To increase the intensity or degree of (something
• To lift the spirits of (someone
• To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make tipsy
• To attempt to make seem less important, remarkable, etc
• Elevated; raised aloft

Examples

• The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling
• A talented chef can elevate everyday ingredients into gourmet delights
• Some drugs have the side effect of elevating your blood sugar level

Related words

• elevated
• elevated railway
• elevated position
• elevated plain