self-elevation noun2 •elevation of oneself in one's own mindHumility and care for others are the important qualities lacking in our self-preoccupations and self-elevations. •elevation of one's own user privilege level (usually to run software that requires a higher privilege level)User self-elevation occurs when mobile, remote, or power users need to run software that is usually run by only users with administrator-level permissions. formsself-elevations
