elevate vs kick upstairs

elevate and kick upstairs both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elevate	No	No	Yes	No
kick upstairs	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, elevate and kick upstairs are synonyms defined as:

elevate and kick upstairs: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other synonyms of elevate include advance, promote, raise, upgrade.

elevate (verb)	kick upstairs (verb)
raise in rank or condition	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
raise from a lower to a higher position
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position