Verb
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raise in rank or condition
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
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raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
- get up - bring up -
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"
- kick upstairs