英语词汇“elevate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	elevate
释义	elevate v. /el"euh vayt'/; adj. /el"euh vayt', -vit/, v. , elevated, elevating, adj. v.t. 1. to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up. 2. to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal. 3. to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level: Good poetry may elevate the mind. 4. to raise the spirits; put in high spirits. 5. to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume. adj. 6. Archaic. raised; elevated. [1490-1500; < L elevatus lightened, lifted up (ptp. of elevare), equiv. to e- E- + lev- light + -atus -ATE¹] Syn. 1. lift, hoist. 2. 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 his subjects. TO HEIGHTEN is to increase the strength or intensity: to heighten one's powers of concentration.
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