ELEVATED

elevated, raised(a)

(adjective) increased in amount or degree; “raised temperature”

elevated

(adjective) raised above the ground; “an elevated platform”

exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded

(adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; “an exalted ideal”; “argue in terms of high-flown ideals”- Oliver Franks; “a noble and lofty concept”; “a grand purpose”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

elevated

simple past tense and past participle of elevate

Adjective

elevated (comparative more elevated, superlative most elevated)

Raised, particularly above ground level.

Increased, particularly above a normal level.

Of a higher rank or status.

(computing) Running with administration rights granted

Noun

elevated (plural elevateds)

(US) An elevated railway.

Source: Wiktionary


El"e*va`ted, a.

Definition: Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts. Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel.

ELEVATE

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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ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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