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单词 elevating
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elevatingn.

/ˈɛlɪveɪtɪŋ/
Etymology: < elevate v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of elevate v.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun]
highing?c1225
heavinga1300
hancinga1382
arearing1382
hainingc1440
enhancing1490
elevation1526
raise1538
elation1578
heightening1598
raisure1613
exaltation1616
sublation1623
elevating1648
sublevation1663
upraising1839
uprearing1853
upsetting1882
updraw1912
1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick i. ix. 58 It is likewise used for the elevating or lifting up of weights.
1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xxiv. 137 A Gunner's Ruler, for the Elevating of any Piece of Ordnance to any degree of Mounture.
1870 M. Bridgman Robert Lynne I. ix. 138 Elevatings of the eyebrows.
attributive.1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 122 The elevating screw must..be clamped.1881 Times 28 Jan. 3/6 The elevating gear of this gun.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

elevatingadj.

/ˈɛlɪveɪtɪŋ/
Etymology: < elevate v. + -ing suffix2.
That elevates; chiefly figurative.
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1817 S. T. Coleridge To Lady The elevating thought of suffered pains.
a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1876) 4th Ser. xvii. 229 The elevating power of faith.
1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) i. iv. 24 Elevating influences of literature.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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