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单词 elevate
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elevate

verb
 OPAL W
/ˈelɪveɪt/
/ˈelɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they elevate
/ˈelɪveɪt/
/ˈelɪveɪt/
he / she / it elevates
/ˈelɪveɪts/
/ˈelɪveɪts/
past simple elevated
/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
past participle elevated
/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
-ing form elevating
/ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/
/ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/
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  1.  
    (formal) to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve synonym raise, promote
    • elevate somebody/something (to something) He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government.
    • elevate something (into/to something) It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.
    • He has elevated bad taste into an art form.
  2.  
    elevate something (specialist or formal) to lift something up or put something in a higher position
    • It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.
  3. elevate something (specialist) to make the level of something increase
    • Smoking often elevates blood pressure.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  4. elevate something (formal) to improve a person’s mood, so that they feel happy
    • The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
  5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).
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