Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
ELEVATE
I. adjective
Date: 14th century
elevated ,
II. verb (-vated; -vating) see: lever
Date: 15th century
transitive verb to lift up or make higher ; raise , to raise in rank or status , to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally , to raise the spirits of ; elate , intransitive verb to become elevated ; rise , see: lift