elevate
verb (used with object)
to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
have elevated
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present perfectof elevate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The determination also heard that Archie was regularly found to have elevated CRP levels between 8 October and 5 November, with the latter not noted on his discharge letter.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Manley thinks the speakeasy chefs have elevated the gas station’s menu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
For instance, patients with reduced kidney function were more likely to have elevated cortisol levels.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
Maybe Rice, who has been out since late November, would have elevated the Trojans’ ailing offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Antiquity would have elevated altars to that mortal who, for the advantage of the human race, embracing both heaven and earth in his vast and extensive mind, knew how to subdue thunder and tyranny!
From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Benjamin Franklin
