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Webster 1913 Edition
Elevate
El′e-vate
,Adj.
[L.
elevatus
, p. p.] Elevated; raised aloft.
[Poetic]
Milton.
El′e-vate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elevated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Elevating
.] [L.
elevatus
, p. p. of elevare
; e
+ levare
to lift up, raise, akin to levis
light in weight. See Levity
.] 1.
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise;
as, to
elevate
a weight, a flagstaff, etc.2.
To raise to a higher station; to promote;
as, to
. elevate
to an office, or to a high social position3.
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer;
as, to
. elevate
the spirits4.
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify;
as, to
. elevate
the mind or character5.
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; – said of sounds;
as, to
. elevate
the voice6.
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
[Colloq. & Sportive]
“The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.” Sir W. Scott.
7.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
[A Latin meaning]
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. – To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Elevate
EL'EVATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To raise, in a literal and general sense; to raise from a low or deep place to a higher.2.
To exalt; to raise to higher state or station; as, to elevate a man to an office.3.
To improve, refine or dignify; to raise from or above low conceptions; as, to elevate the mind.4.
To raise from a low or common state; to exalt; as, to elevate the character; to elevate a nation.5.
To elate with price.6.
To excite; to cheer; to animate; as, to elevate the spirits.7.
To take from; to detract; to lessen by detraction. [Not used.]8.
To raise from any tone to one more acute; as, to elevate the voice.9.
To augment or swell; to make louder, as sound.EL'EVATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
elevate
elevate
English
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 cheer up.
- (transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
- to elevate the voice
- (dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
- Sir Walter Scott
- The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.
- Sir Walter Scott
- (obsolete, Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
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)
Antonyms
- (raise): drop, lower
- (promote): demote
- (elate): depress, sadden
- (increase the intensity of): decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn down
Related terms
Translations
raise
promote — see promote
ennoble — see ennoble
increase the intensity of
Adjective
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
- elevate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- elevate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911