elevate

[ verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit ]

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verb (used with object),el·e·vat·ed, el·e·vat·ing.

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.

Origin of elevate

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin ēlevātus “lightened, lifted up,” past participle of ēlevāre “to lift up,” from ē- e-¹ + levāre “to lighten, lift”; see relieve

synonym study For elevate

2. Elevate, enhance, exalt, heighten mean to raise or make higher in some respect. To elevate is to raise something up to a higher level, position, or state: to elevate the living standards of a group. To enhance is to add to the attractions or desirability of something: Landscaping enhances the beauty of the grounds. To exalt is to raise very high in rank, character, estimation, mood, etc.: A king is exalted above his subjects. To heighten is to increase the strength or intensity: to heighten one's powers of concentration.

Other words for elevate

1	lift, hoist
2	advance, upgrade, dignify

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Other words from elevate

non·el·e·vat·ing, adjective
re·el·e·vate, verb (used with object), re·el·e·vat·ed, re·el·e·vat·ing.

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How to use elevate in a sentence

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Göbekli Tepe epitomizes two important changes that seem to have happened in parallel around 12,000 years ago, both of which involve societies beginning to separate themselves from, and elevate themselves above, nature.
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On the upside, China’s stimulus to revive its economy is fueling demand for Australian commodity prices, keeping the terms of trade elevated in the second quarter.
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It needs to voice and elevate an idea of democratic citizenship strong enough to block the growth of money in politics.
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“Suddenly there was a trend to elevate comfort food,” continues Hanna-Korpi.
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Some research suggests use can elevate the risk of psychosis in people already at risk.
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It was one of the very few realms in India to elevate a woman to the throne.
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We should educate people about what business does in its core activity to elevate people out of poverty.
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The gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.
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The highest themes which can elevate or engross the mind of man claimed her profound and delighted reveries.
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This slight acquaintance with the nobility of France did not, however, elevate them in her esteem.
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Shakespeare, Sheridan, Bulwer,—but I cannot go through the list of fine dramatic writers whose works elevate the mind and taste.
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There is a subsidised theatre at Lisbon, but it does little to elevate the dramatic art elsewhere.
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British Dictionary definitions for elevate

elevate

/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) /

verb(tr)

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

Origin of elevate

C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light

Derived forms of elevate

elevatory, adjective

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