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elevate (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to move to a higher place |
| 2. | to raise in rank or status; promote |
| 3. | to put in a cheerful mood; elate |
| 4. | to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift: to elevate the tone of a conversation |
| 5. | to raise the axis of a gun |
| 6. | to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice) |
| 7. | RC Church to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration |
| [C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light] | |
| ele'vatory | |
| —adj | |
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