to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level: Good poetry may elevate the mind.
to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume.
adjective
Archaic. raised; elevated.
Origin of elevate
1490–1500; <Latin ēlevātus lightened, lifted up (past participle of ēlevāre), equivalent to ē-e-1 + lev- light + -ātus-ate1
SYNONYMS FOR elevate
1 lift, hoist.
2 advance, upgrade, dignify.
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synonym study for elevate
2. Elevate,enhance,exalt,heighten mean to raise or make higher in some respect. To elevate is to raise something up to a higher level, position, or state: to elevate the living standards of a group. To enhance is to add to the attractions or desirability of something: Landscaping enhances the beauty of the grounds.To exalt is to raise very high in rank, character, estimation, mood, etc.: A king is exalted above his subjects.To heighten is to increase the strength or intensity: to heighten one's powers of concentration.
OTHER WORDS FROM elevate
non·el·e·vat·ing,adjectivere·el·e·vate,verb (used with object),re·el·e·vat·ed,re·el·e·vat·ing.
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Göbekli Tepe epitomizes two important changes that seem to have happened in parallel around 12,000 years ago, both of which involve societies beginning to separate themselves from, and elevate themselves above, nature.
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On the upside, China’s stimulus to revive its economy is fueling demand for Australian commodity prices, keeping the terms of trade elevated in the second quarter.
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It needs to voice and elevate an idea of democratic citizenship strong enough to block the growth of money in politics.
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“Suddenly there was a trend to elevate comfort food,” continues Hanna-Korpi.
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Some research suggests use can elevate the risk of psychosis in people already at risk.
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It was one of the very few realms in India to elevate a woman to the throne.
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We should educate people about what business does in its core activity to elevate people out of poverty.
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What I have to say will be upon this point: Why Puritanism is especially fitted to elevate the despised races.
The American Missionary -- Volume 33, No. 02, February, 1879|Various
You could not elevate your mind even to comprehend my motives.
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The suffragists professed to "occupy higher moral ground," to uplift politics, and to elevate womanhood.
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For seconds, it seemed to elevate him to some remote, lofty plane where life was serene, uncomplicated.
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The original man stands above us, and wishes to wrench us from our old fixtures, and elevate us to a higher and clearer level.
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British Dictionary definitions for elevate
elevate
/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) /
verb(tr)
to move to a higher place
to raise in rank or status; promote
to put in a cheerful mood; elate
to put on a higher cultural plane; upliftto elevate the tone of a conversation
to raise the axis of a gun
to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
RC Churchto lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration
Derived forms of elevate
elevatory, adjective
Word Origin for elevate
C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light