ylentää — meaning in English

English meaning

• advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
• exalt verb To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
• promote verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.

Senses

ylentää is used for these senses in English:

• advance To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
• exalt (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
• promote (transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

advance — full definition

1. verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
2. verb To give money before it is normally due.
3. noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
4. adj Happening or done ahead of time.

exalt — full definition

1. verb To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
2. verb To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
3. verb To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
4. verb To refine or subtilize.

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