kick upstairs vs elevate

kick upstairs and elevate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of kick upstairs include advance, promote, raise, upgrade.

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