One soldier's face, carefully crafted in cast metal, is the unmistakable chiseled likeness of Dr. Rudy Moise, the wealthy Miami physician, lawyer, would-be movie star, and now candidate for U.S. Congress who paid $120,000 to commission the monument. Jaws drop.
Definition of elevate. elevated. ; elevating. transitive verb. 1 : to lift up or make higher : raise elevate a patient's leg exercises that elevate the heart rate. 2 : to raise in rank or status was elevated to chairman.
Definition of lift. transitive verb. 1a : to raise from a lower to a higher position : elevateb : to raise in rank or conditionc : to raise in rate or amount. 2 : to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forces.