elevate
[ verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit ]
/ verb ˈɛl əˌveɪt; adjective ˈɛl əˌveɪt, -vɪt /
verb (used with object), el·e·vat·ed, el·e·vat·ing.
to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
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.
Origin of elevate
synonym study for elevate
2.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM elevate
non·el·e·vat·ing, adjective re·el·e·vate, verb (used with object), re·el·e·vat·ed, re·el·e·vat·ing.Words nearby elevate
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British Dictionary definitions for elevate
elevate
/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of elevate
elevatory, adjectiveWord Origin for elevate
C15: from Latin
ēlevāre from
levāre to raise, from
levis (adj) light