elevate

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Nâng cao, tăng lên

BrE /ɪˈleɪvət/ AmE /ɪˈleɪveɪt/

verb en → vi

past elevated pp elevated ing elevating

1 RAISE/INCREASE [transitive] B1

Nâng cao, tăng lên

to raise or increase something to a higher level, especially in terms of status, quality, or importance

  • elevate somebody/something to sth

Collocations elevate the standard of living · elevate someone's status

  • The new law aims to elevate the quality of education.

    Luật mới nhằm nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục.

2 LIFT/RAISE [transitive] B1

Nâng lên, kéo lên

to lift or raise something to a higher position

  • elevate somebody/something

Collocations elevate the temperature · elevate a patient's bed

  • The doctor advised her to elevate her feet.

    Bác sĩ khuyên cô nên nâng cao chân.

3 PROMOTE [transitive] B2

Thăng chức, thăng cấp

to promote or advance someone to a higher position or rank

  • elevate somebody to sth

Collocations elevate someone to a higher position · elevate an employee to manager

  • He was elevated to the rank of captain.

    Anh ấy đã được thăng cấp lên chức đại úy.

4 RAISE INFLUENCE [transitive] B2

Nâng cao tầm ảnh hưởng, tăng quyền lực

to increase someone's influence or importance in a particular area

  • elevate somebody/something

Collocations elevate a politician's influence · elevate the importance of an issue

  • The campaign has elevated her political influence.

    Chiến dịch đã nâng cao tầm ảnh hưởng chính trị của cô.