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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elevate \El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus p. p.] Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. 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 position. 3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as to elevate the spirits. 4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as to elevate the mind or character. 5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as to elevate the voice. 6. 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. {To elevate a piece} (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech. Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elevate v 1: give a promotion to "raise in rank"; assign to a higher position [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}] [ant: {demote}] 2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {get up}, {bring up}] [ant: {lower}] 3: raise in rank or condition: "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]
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