elevate
verb (used with object)
to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
is elevating
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present progressiveof elevate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Home Depot Chief Executive Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave, and the company is elevating its finance chief and a senior VP to manage the company in the interim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“A Cabinet-level secretary who will sit with other Cabinet secretaries, whose purview will be housing … that is elevating the agenda to the highest level,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
Erasing "mental health" in the promotion of resiliency is not only creating more stigma and shame around mental health, Dr. Torres-Mackie said, but it is elevating toxic positivity.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2023
Trian is elevating its next generation of leaders.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
There are works of fiction, cheap and available, too, whose influence is elevating, and some knowledge of which is essential to the young man who is using his spare hours for the purpose of self-education.
From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A.R. Calhoon
