elevates

Elevates is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb elevate. It describes the act of raising something to a higher position, lifting it physically; it can also mean raising someone’s status, rank, or importance; or increasing the level or quality of something, such as mood, spirits, or performance.

Origin and formation: Elevate comes from Latin elevare, to lift up, from a root related to lifting or lightening. The English verb developed in Middle English and acquired its modern form through regular verb conjugation, yielding the verb forms such as elevates, elevated, and elevation.

Usage notes: In literal contexts, elevates is used with an object, as in The crane elevates the platform. In figurative usage, it is common with nouns like status, mood, or expectations: The policy elevates the company’s profile; the speech elevates the audience’s spirits. Because it is a standard verb form, elevates frequently appears in everyday language and in formal writing alike.

Related forms and distinctions: The base verb is elevate. Related terms include elevation (the act or result of elevating), elevated (raised or lifted), and elevator (a device or person that lifts). While elevates may appear in headlines or titles, its core meaning remains the same as that of elevate: to raise or uplift in some sense, whether physically, socially, or emotionally.