elevate

Verb

• raise in rank or condition
  • The new law lifted many people from poverty
    

• raise from a lower to a higher position
  • Raise your hands
    
  • Lift a load
    

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lift , raise , get up , bring up , promote , upgrade , advance , kick upstairs
• Antonyms: 
  lower , take down , let down , get down , bring down , demote , bump , relegate , break , kick downstairs