Work & careers
elevate
raise quality or status
To elevate something is to improve it so that it reaches a higher quality, level or status.
Hear it in real life
What changed after you renovated the office?
The new lighting really elevated the whole space.
Fresh herbs can elevate a simple meal.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: This detail elevates the dish into another level.
Say: This detail elevates the dish to another level.
Use “to” with “elevate something to a level”; “into” is not used for the resulting level.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
elevate something to a higher level; elevate the quality of something
Your turn: say it out loud
Fresh herbs can elevate a simple meal.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
elevate
raise quality or status
“Fresh herbs can elevate a simple meal.”
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