to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
2.
to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
3.
to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level: Good poetry may elevate the mind.
4.
to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
5.
to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume.
–adjective
6.
Archaic. raised; elevated.
[Origin: 1490–1500; < L élevātus lightened, lifted up (ptp. of élevāre), equiv. to é-e-+ lev- light + -ātus-ate1]
—Synonyms 1. lift, hoist. 2. advance, upgrade, dignify. 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.
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