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elevate

[ verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit ]

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verb (used with object)

, el·e·vat·ed, el·e·vat·ing.

to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
Synonyms: hoist, lift
to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote:
to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
Synonyms: dignify, upgrade, advance
to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level:
Good poetry may elevate the mind.
to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume.

adjective

Archaic. raised; elevated.

elevate

/ ˈɛlɪˌveɪt /

verb

to move to a higher place
to raise in rank or status; promote
to put in a cheerful mood; elate
to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift
to elevate the tone of a conversation
to raise the axis of a gun
to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
RC Church to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration

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Derived Forms

ˌeleˈvatory, adjective

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Other Words From

non·ele·vating adjective
re·ele·vate verb (used with object) reelevated reelevating

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elevate¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin ēlevātus “lightened, lifted up,” past participle of ēlevāre “to lift up,” from ē- e- ¹ + levāre “to lighten, lift”; relieve

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elevate¹

C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light

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Synonym Study

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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Example Sentences

It needs to voice and elevate an idea of democratic citizenship strong enough to block the growth of money in politics.

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“Suddenly there was a trend to elevate comfort food,” continues Hanna-Korpi.

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Some research suggests use can elevate the risk of psychosis in people already at risk.

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It was one of the very few realms in India to elevate a woman to the throne.

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We should educate people about what business does in its core activity to elevate people out of poverty.

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The gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.

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The highest themes which can elevate or engross the mind of man claimed her profound and delighted reveries.

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This slight acquaintance with the nobility of France did not, however, elevate them in her esteem.

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Shakespeare, Sheridan, Bulwer,—but I cannot go through the list of fine dramatic writers whose works elevate the mind and taste.

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There is a subsidised theatre at Lisbon, but it does little to elevate the dramatic art elsewhere.

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