elevar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēlevāre, present active infinitive of ēlevō (“I raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [e.leˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

elevar (first-person singular present elevo, first-person singular preterite eleví, past participle elevat)

1. to elevate, raise, raise up
2. (pronomial) to go up, rise

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

elevar m

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of elev

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese elevar, from Latin ēlevāre, present active infinitive of ēlevō (“I raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.le.ˈva(ɾ)/, /e.le.ˈva(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /e.le.ˈva(ɾ)/, /e.le.ˈva(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /i.lɨ.ˈvaɾ/

Verb

1. to raise; to lift (to bring or take upwards)

   Synonyms: alçar, alcear, erguer, içar, levantar

   Antonym: baixar

2. to increase (to make a value or quantity larger)

   Synonym: aumentar

   Antonym: diminuir

3. (figurative) to put on a pedestal (to hold in very high esteem)

Related terms

• elevação
• elevadamente
• elevadiço
• elevado
• elevador
• elevamento

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēlevāre, present active infinitive of ēlevō (“I raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈbaɾ/ [e.leˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. to elevate
2. to raise

Derived terms

• elevalunas