Definition of elevating:
(v) :
(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
(v) :
(transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
(v) :
(transitive) To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
(v) :
(transitive) To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
(v) :
(transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
(v) :
(computing) To temporarily grant a program additional security privileges to the system to perform a privileged action (usually on the program's request).