verb

• (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
• (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
• (transitive) To encourage, urge or incite.
• (sports, usually in passive form) To elevate to a higher league.
• (transitive, chemistry) To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
• (transitive, chess) To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
• (intransitive, Singapore) To move on to a subsequent stage of education.