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elevate
[ verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit ]
verb (used with object)
- to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
- to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote:
to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
- to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level:
Good poetry may elevate the mind.
- to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
- to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume.
adjective
- Archaic. raised; elevated.
elevate
/ ˈɛlɪˌveɪt /
verb
- to move to a higher place
- to raise in rank or status; promote
- to put in a cheerful mood; elate
- to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift
to elevate the tone of a conversation
- to raise the axis of a gun
- to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
- RC Church to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration
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Derived Forms
- ˌeleˈvatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- non·ele·vating adjective
- re·ele·vate verb (used with object) reelevated reelevating
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elevate1
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Example Sentences
It needs to voice and elevate an idea of democratic citizenship strong enough to block the growth of money in politics.
“Suddenly there was a trend to elevate comfort food,” continues Hanna-Korpi.
Some research suggests use can elevate the risk of psychosis in people already at risk.
It was one of the very few realms in India to elevate a woman to the throne.
We should educate people about what business does in its core activity to elevate people out of poverty.
The gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.
The highest themes which can elevate or engross the mind of man claimed her profound and delighted reveries.
This slight acquaintance with the nobility of France did not, however, elevate them in her esteem.
Shakespeare, Sheridan, Bulwer,—but I cannot go through the list of fine dramatic writers whose works elevate the mind and taste.
There is a subsidised theatre at Lisbon, but it does little to elevate the dramatic art elsewhere.
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