英语词汇“elevate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	elevate
释义	el·e·vate I. \ˈeləˌvāt, -_və̇t\ adjective Etymology: Middle English elevat, from Latin elevatus, past participle archaic : elevated II. \ˈeləˌvāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English elevaten, from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare to raise up, lighten, from e- + levare to raise, lighten — more at lever *transitive verb* 1. a. : to lift up in space : raise < materials are elevated to the top floor by a hoist > b. : to lift up (the Host) at Mass c. : to cause (a structure) to be built : erect, rear < elevated a palace > d. : to cause to rise < the gas, being lighter than air, elevates the balloon > e. : to turn, aim, or direct upward < elevated his eyebrows, and looked at him in amazement — Oscar Wilde > f. : to increase markedly the degree or level of < elevate the temperature > 2. a. (1) : to raise (a person) in rank, station, or dignity < the appeal of the frontier democracy which had elevated Andrew Jackson to the presidency — A.C.Cole > (2) : to advance (as an idea or activity) to a higher level of importance or significance < elevate an automatic movement of history to the position of supreme arbiter — John Dewey > b. : to improve or tend to improve (as in morality, taste, culture, or quality) : ennoble, exalt, refine < elevate backward peoples > < elevate the art of reedworking into something more … wonderful than it really is — Ben Riker > < claims the artist should not only entertain but elevate his audience > 3. obsolete : to mitigate or lessen by depreciation or extenuation 4. : to cause (the voice) to rise 5. : to raise the spirits of : exhilarate, elate < the morning air of heaven refreshed and elevated me — W.H.Hudson †1922 > : inspire fervor or excitement in < the subject elevated him to more than usual solemnity of manner — Jane Austen > *intransitive verb* : to raise the moral or intellectual faculties < contended that art and music not only entertain but elevate > Synonyms: see lift
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