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elevate
el·e·vate E0085700 (ĕl′ə-vāt′)v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates v.tr. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. See Synonyms at lift.2. To increase the amount or intensity of: factors that elevate blood pressure.3. To promote to a higher rank.4. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level: elevate the tone of the debate.5. To lift the spirits of; elate.v.intr. Baseball To throw a high pitch, usually a fastball, after a series of lower pitches, especially in an attempt to get a strikeout. [Middle English elevaten, from Latin ēlevāre, ēlevāt- : ē-, ex-, up; see ex- + levāre, to raise; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.]elevate (ˈɛlɪˌveɪt) vb (tr) 1. to move to a higher place2. to raise in rank or status; promote3. to put in a cheerful mood; elate4. to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift: to elevate the tone of a conversation. 5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to raise the axis of a gun6. to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)7. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration[C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light] ˌeleˈvatory adjel•e•vate (v. ˈɛl əˌveɪt; adj. -ˌveɪt, -vɪt) v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing, 1. to raise to a higher place or position; lift up. 2. to raise to a higher rank; promote. 3. to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level. 4. to put in high spirits. [1490–1500; < Latin ēlevātus, past participle of ēlevāre to raise, lessen, allay =ē- e- + levāre to lift (see lever)] syn: elevate, enhance, exalt, heighten mean to raise or make higher in some respect. To elevate is to raise 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, 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. elevate Past participle: elevated Gerund: elevating
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I elevate | you elevate | he/she/it elevates | we elevate | you elevate | they elevate |
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I elevated | you elevated | he/she/it elevated | we elevated | you elevated | they elevated |
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I am elevating | you are elevating | he/she/it is elevating | we are elevating | you are elevating | they are elevating |
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I have elevated | you have elevated | he/she/it has elevated | we have elevated | you have elevated | they have elevated |
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I was elevating | you were elevating | he/she/it was elevating | we were elevating | you were elevating | they were elevating |
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I had elevated | you had elevated | he/she/it had elevated | we had elevated | you had elevated | they had elevated |
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I will elevate | you will elevate | he/she/it will elevate | we will elevate | you will elevate | they will elevate |
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I will have elevated | you will have elevated | he/she/it will have elevated | we will have elevated | you will have elevated | they will have elevated |
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I will be elevating | you will be elevating | he/she/it will be elevating | we will be elevating | you will be elevating | they will be elevating |
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I have been elevating | you have been elevating | he/she/it has been elevating | we have been elevating | you have been elevating | they have been elevating |
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I will have been elevating | you will have been elevating | he/she/it will have been elevating | we will have been elevating | you will have been elevating | they will have been elevating |
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I had been elevating | you had been elevating | he/she/it had been elevating | we had been elevating | you had been elevating | they had been elevating |
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I would elevate | you would elevate | he/she/it would elevate | we would elevate | you would elevate | they would elevate |
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I would have elevated | you would have elevated | he/she/it would have elevated | we would have elevated | you would have elevated | they would have elevated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | elevate - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raiseassign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel"ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilityfavor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military | | 2. | elevate - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"lift, raise, get up, bring upget up - cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."jack, jack up - lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire"shoulder - lift onto one's shoulderskick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"trice, trice up - raise with a line; "trice a window shade"run up, hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"pump - raise (gases or fluids) with a pumplevitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"underlay - raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate"skid - elevate onto skidspinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"chin, chin up - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support barleaven, prove, raise - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"boost, hike, hike up - increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"gather up, lift up, pick up - take and lift upwarderect, rear - cause to rise up | | 3. | elevate - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"lift, raisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"dignify - raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
elevateverb1. promote, raise, advance, upgrade, exalt, kick upstairs (informal), aggrandize, give advancement to He was elevated to the post of Prime Minister.2. increase, lift, raise, step up, intensify, move up, hoist, raise high Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.3. raise, lift, heighten, uplift, hoist, lift up, raise up, hike up, upraise Jack elevated the gun at the sky.4. cheer, raise, excite, boost, animate, rouse, uplift, brighten, exhilarate, hearten, lift up, perk up, buoy up, gladden, elate She bought some new clothes, but they failed to elevate her spirits.elevateverb1. To move (something) to a higher position:boost, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.2. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound:amplify, heighten, raise.3. To raise in rank:advance, jump, promote, raise, upgrade.4. To raise to a high position or status:aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift.Idiom: put on a pedestal.5. To cause to be eminent or recognized:distinguish, ennoble, exalt, honor, signalize.6. To raise the spirits of:animate, buoy (up), elate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift.Obsolete: exalt.Translationselevate (ˈeliveit) verb1. to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc. elevated to the post of manager. 提高,晉升 使升高,提升...的职位 2. to improve (a person's mind etc). an elevating book. 提升(心靈等) 提升,鼓舞 ˌeleˈvation noun1. the act of elevating, or state of being elevated. 提高,提升 提升,提高 2. height above sea-level. at an elevation of 1,500 metres. 海拔高度 海拔高度3. an architect's drawing of one side of a building. (建築物的)立體視圖 (建筑物的)立视图,正视图 ˈelevating adjective that improves one's mind or morals. an elevating experience. 提高修養的 提高修养(提高文化或智力水平),起提升作用的 ˈelevator noun1. (especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor. There is no elevator in this shop – you will have to climb the stairs. 電梯 电梯2. a tall storehouse for grain. 穀倉 谷物仓库elevate
elevate (someone or something) to (something)1. To promote someone to a better position. While my manager was out on maternity leave, they elevated me to her position and I oversaw the whole department.2. To promote the importance of something. If we don't elevate this issue to urgent, it will never get done.See also: elevateelevate someone or something to somethingto raise the status of someone to something; to promote someone to something higher, such as a job, a better status, etc. The success elevated her to a new rank and higher pay. The boss's attention elevated the policy question to the highest priority. She sought to elevate herself to some sort of social goddess.See also: elevateelevate
elevate[′el·ə‚vāt] (engineering) To increase the angle of elevation of a gun, launcher, optical instrument, or the like. FinancialSeeelevationSee elev See ELelevate
Synonyms for elevateverb promoteSynonyms- promote
- raise
- advance
- upgrade
- exalt
- kick upstairs
- aggrandize
- give advancement to
verb increaseSynonyms- increase
- lift
- raise
- step up
- intensify
- move up
- hoist
- raise high
verb raiseSynonyms- raise
- lift
- heighten
- uplift
- hoist
- lift up
- raise up
- hike up
- upraise
verb cheerSynonyms- cheer
- raise
- excite
- boost
- animate
- rouse
- uplift
- brighten
- exhilarate
- hearten
- lift up
- perk up
- buoy up
- gladden
- elate
Synonyms for elevateverb to move (something) to a higher positionSynonyms- boost
- heave
- hoist
- lift
- pick up
- raise
- rear
- take up
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
verb to increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of soundSynonymsverb to raise in rankSynonyms- advance
- jump
- promote
- raise
- upgrade
verb to raise to a high position or statusSynonyms- aggrandize
- apotheosize
- dignify
- ennoble
- exalt
- glorify
- magnify
- uplift
verb to cause to be eminent or recognizedSynonyms- distinguish
- ennoble
- exalt
- honor
- signalize
verb to raise the spirits ofSynonyms- animate
- buoy
- elate
- exhilarate
- flush
- inspire
- inspirit
- lift
- uplift
- exalt
Synonyms for elevateverb give a promotion to or assign to a higher positionSynonyms- kick upstairs
- promote
- upgrade
- advance
- raise
Related Words- assign
- delegate
- designate
- depute
- tenure
- bring up
- spot promote
- ennoble
- gentle
- entitle
- favor
- favour
- prefer
- brevet
verb raise from a lower to a higher positionSynonymsRelated Words- get up
- jack
- jack up
- shoulder
- kick up
- hoist
- wind
- lift
- trice
- trice up
- run up
- move
- displace
- pump
- levitate
- underlay
- skid
- pinnacle
- chin
- chin up
- leaven
- prove
- raise
- heighten
- boost
- hike
- hike up
- gather up
- lift up
- pick up
- erect
- rear
verb raise in rank or conditionSynonymsRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- dignify
- exalt
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