advance (v)
elevate (v)
kick upstairs (v)
promote (v)
raise (v)
upgrade (v)

Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Example: 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.

elate (v)
intoxicate (v)
lift up (v)
pick up (v)
uplift (v)

Definition: fill with high spirits
Example: Music can uplift your spirits.

arouse (v)
bring up (v)
call down (v)
call forth (v)
conjure (v)
conjure up (v)
evoke (v)
invoke (v)
put forward (v)
raise (v)
stir (v)

Definition: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example: raise the specter of unemployment. he conjured wild birds in the air. call down the spirits from the mountain.

arouse (v)
elicit (v)
enkindle (v)
evoke (v)
fire (v)
kindle (v)
provoke (v)
raise (v)

Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Example: arouse pity. raise a smile. evoke sympathy.

advertise (v)
advertize (v)
promote (v)
push (v)

Definition: make publicity for
Example: The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model. The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops.

bring up (v)
elevate (v)
get up (v)
lift (v)
raise (v)

Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Example: Raise your hands. Lift a load.