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ELEVATE
lift, raise, elevate
(verb) raise in rank or condition; “The new law lifted many people from poverty”
raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
(verb) raise from a lower to a higher position; “Raise your hands”; “Lift a load”
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(verb) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; “John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”; “Women tend not to advance in the major law firms”; “I got promoted after many years of hard work”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
elevate (third-person singular simple present elevates, present participle elevating, simple past and past participle elevated)
(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
Synonyms: lift, raise
Antonyms: drop, lower
(transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
Synonyms: exalt, promote
Antonym: demote
(transitive) To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
Synonyms: ennoble, exalt, honor
(transitive) To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
(transitive) To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
(transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
Synonyms: increase, raise
Antonyms: decrease, diminish, lower, reduce
(dated) To increase the loudness of (a sound, especially one's voice).
(transitive, obsolete) To lift the spirits of (someone)
Synonyms: cheer up, elate
Antonyms: depress, sadden
(dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make (someone) tipsy.
(obsolete, Latinism) To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.
Synonyms: lessen, detract, disparage
Adjective
elevate (comparative more elevate, superlative most elevate)
(obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
Source: Wiktionary
El"e*vate, a. Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p.]
Definition: Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] Milton.
El"e*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating.] Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo." Sir W. Scott.
7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.
Syn.
– To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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