elevate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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.
Verb [edit]
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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (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)
Antonyms [edit]
- (raise): drop, lower
- (promote): demote
- (elate): depress, sadden
- (increase the intensity of): decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn down
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
raise
promote — see promote
ennoble — see ennoble
increase the intensity of
Adjective [edit]
elevate (comparative more elevate, superlative most elevate)
- (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
External links [edit]
- elevate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- elevate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
elevate
- second-person plural present indicative of elevare
- second-person plural imperative of elevare
- Feminine plural of elevato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
ēlevāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ēlevō
