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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024el•e•vate /ˈɛləˌveɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -vat•ed, -vat•ing. - to raise to a higher place or position:We need to elevate the level of our thinking.
- to raise to a higher state or rank;
promote:The vice president was elevated to president.
See -lev-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•e•vate (v. el′ə vāt′;adj. el′ə vāt′, -vit),USA pronunciation v., -vat•ed, -vat•ing, adj. v.t. - 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.
adj. - [Archaic.]raised;
elevated.
- Latin ēlevātus lightened, lifted up (past participle of ēlevāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + lev- light + -ātus -ate1
- 1490–1500
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lift, hoist.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged advance, upgrade, dignify. 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 hissubjects. To heighten is to increase the strength or intensity:to heighten one's powers of concentration.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elevate /ˈɛlɪˌveɪt/ vb (transitive)- to move to a higher place
- to raise in rank or status; promote
- to put in a cheerful mood; elate
- to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift
- to raise the axis of a gun
- to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) lightˌeleˈvatory adj |