elevated

[ el-uh-vey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. raised up, especially above the ground or above the normal level: an elevated platform; an elevated pulse.

  2. exalted or noble; lofty: elevated thoughts.

  1. elated; joyful.

Origin of elevated

1
First recorded in 1545–55; elevate + -ed2

Other words from elevated

  • sem·i·el·e·vat·ed, adjective
  • un·el·e·vat·ed, adjective
  • well-el·e·vat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for elevated

elevated

/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. raised to or being at a higher level

  2. inflated or lofty; exalted: an elevated opinion of oneself

  1. in a cheerful mood; elated

  2. informal slightly drunk

noun
  1. US short for elevated railway: See elevated railway

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