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elevate /elˈi-vāt or elˈə-/ transitive verb- To raise to a higher position
- To raise in mind and feelings
- To exhilarate
adjective (archaic or poetic)Elevated ORIGIN: L ēlevāre, -ātum, from ē from, and levāre to raise, from levis light; see light2 elˈevated adjective - Raised
- Lofty
- Exhilarated
- Slightly drunk (informal)
noun (US)An elevated railroad elˈevating adjective elevāˈtion noun - The act of elevating or raising, or the state of being elevated or raised
- Exaltation
- An elevated place
- A rising ground
- Height
- The external flat side or face of a building, or a mathematically accurate drawing of it (architecture)
- Angular height above the horizon
- An angle made by a line with the plane of the horizon
- A leap with apparent suspension in the air (ballet)
- In the Eucharist, the lifting up (of the Host) in view of the people
elevāˈtional adjective elˈevātor noun - A person or thing that lifts up
- A lift or machine for raising grain, etc, to a higher floor or level
- A lift (N American)
- A storehouse for grain
- A muscle raising a part of the body
- A movable control surface or surfaces at the tail of an aeroplane by which it is made to climb or dive
elˈevātory adjective Able or tending to raise elevon /elˈə-vən/ noun A wing flap on delta wing or tailless aircraft acting both as an elevator and as an aileron elevated railroad noun (US) A raised railway over a roadway (abbrev el or L) |