monter en grade

Definitions of monter en grade
  1. verb
    give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    synonyms: avancer, promouvoir
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    antonyms:
    dégrader, reléguer
    assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    types:
    ennoblir
    give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
    favoriser, privilégier
    promote over another
    faire chevalier
    raise (someone) to knighthood
    type of:
    assigner, attribuer, déléguer
    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  2. verb
    move to a better position in life or to a better job
    synonyms: s'élever
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    type of:
    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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