elevate
verb (used with object)
to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
had elevated
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past perfectof elevate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The studies generally enrolled groups of 50-200 adults who already had elevated cardiovascular risk, including uncontrolled hypertension, heart failure, or other health conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Before being dismissed, Syrskiy said he had elevated innovative young soldiers to top positions and that some changes to the military were the purview of the defense ministry, not his staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I remember writing in my post-match report that Sadio Mane had elevated himself into the top five African football players of all time with his second Afcon win.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Three of the five properties with the district’s children’s centers also had elevated levels of heavy metals — two with lead, one with arsenic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
His grandsire had been slain by Robert at Summer- hall; somehow this had elevated his slayer to godlike prowess in the grandson’s eyes.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
