elevated

[ el-uh-vey-tid ]
/ ˈɛl əˌveɪ tɪd /

adjective

raised up, especially above the ground or above the normal level: an elevated platform; an elevated pulse.
exalted or noble; lofty: elevated thoughts.
elated; joyful.

noun

Origin of elevated

First recorded in 1545–55; elevate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM elevated

sem·i·el·e·vat·ed, adjective un·el·e·vat·ed, adjective well-el·e·vat·ed, adjective

Definition for elevated (2 of 2)

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

1490–1500; < Latin ēlevātus lightened, lifted up (past participle of ēlevāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lev- light + -ātus -ate1

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.

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British Dictionary definitions for elevated (1 of 2)

elevated
/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtɪd) /

adjective

raised to or being at a higher level
inflated or lofty; exalted an elevated opinion of oneself
in a cheerful mood; elated
informal slightly drunk

noun

US short for elevated railway See elevated railway

British Dictionary definitions for elevated (2 of 2)

elevate
/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) /

verb (tr)

Derived forms of elevate

elevatory, adjective

Word Origin for elevate

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