elevate
IPA: ˈɛɫʌveɪt
verb
- (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
- (transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- (transitive) To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
- (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).
- (dated) To increase the loudness of (a sound, especially one's voice).
- (transitive, obsolete) To lift the spirits of (someone)
- (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.
adjective
- (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
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Examples of "elevate" in Sentences
- The side of the ground is elevated.
- The majority of the province is elevated.
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