elevate

[El·e*vate]

To elevate is to lift up, either literally or figuratively. One way to elevate your mood is to exercise and elevate your heart rate. But if you exercise too hard and sprain your ankle, you might have to elevate it by propping it on a pillow.

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Elevated; raised aloft.

Verb
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

Verb
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

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"


a.
Elevated; raised aloft.

v. t.
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.

v. t.
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.

v. t.
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.

v. t.
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.

v. t.
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.

v. t.
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.

v. t.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.


Elevate

El"e*vate , a. [L. elevatus, p. p.] Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] Milton.

Elevate

El"e*vate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating .] [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.

Elevated; raised aloft.

To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.

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Usage Examples

Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me, hip-hop has never been strictly a party it is also there to elevate consciousness.

Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. I'm looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate.

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Other Usage Examples

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

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