elevate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare (“to raise, lift up”), from e (“out”) + levare (“to make light, to lift”), from levis (“light”); see levity and lever.
[edit] Verb
elevate (third-person singular simple present elevates, present participle elevating, simple past and past participle elevated)
- (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
- (transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- (transitive) To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
- (transitive) To lift someone's spirits; to elate.
- (transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
[edit] Synonyms
- (raise): lift, raise
- (promote): promote, exalt
- (ennoble): ennoble, honour/honor, exalt
- (elate): cheer up, elate
- (increase the intensity of): increase, raise, turn up, up (informal)
[edit] Antonyms
- (raise): drop, lower
- (promote): demote
- (elate): depress, sadden
- (increase the intensity of): decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn down
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
raise
- promote
- See promote
ennoble
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[edit] External links
- elevate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- elevate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
elevate
- second-person plural present indicative of elevare
- second-person plural imperative of elevare
- Feminine plural of elevato
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
ēlevāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ēlevō
