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elevate

  (ĕl'ə-vāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.
  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of.
  3. To promote to a higher rank.
  4. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level.
  5. To lift the spirits of; elate. See synonyms at lift.

[Middle English elevaten, from Latin ēlevāre, ēlevāt- : ē-, ex-, up; see ex– + levāre, to raise.]


 
 
Thesaurus: elevate

verb

  1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise/fall.
  2. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound: amplify, heighten, raise. See increase/decrease.
  3. To raise in rank: advance, jump, promote, raise, upgrade. See rise/fall.
  4. To raise to a high position or status: aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift. Idioms: put on a pedestal. See rise/fall.
  5. To cause to be eminent or recognized: distinguish, ennoble, exalt, honor, signalize. See respect/contempt/standing.
  6. To raise the spirits of: animate, buoy (up), elate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete exalt. See happy/unhappy.

 
Antonyms: elevate

v

Definition: lift up
Antonyms: decrease, depress, drop, lessen, lower, push down

v

Definition: promote; augment
Antonyms: condemn, demote, denounce, deprecate, disdain, lessen, lower, spurn

v

Definition: raise spirits
Antonyms: depress, disgrace, distress, lower, shame, trouble, upset


 

v. to raise the axis of a piece of artillery to increase its range.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To lift up; to raise to a higher level.

pronunciation It is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate man and enrich his nature, but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive. — Albert Einstein, German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist.

 
Translations: Translations for: Elevate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hæve, løfte, elevere, forfremme, ophøje

Nederlands (Dutch)
opheffen, verhogen, verheven, verheffen, veredelen, opvrolijken, bevorderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (fig, Relig) élever, élever (l'esprit), hausser (la voix), exalter (l'âme)

Deutsch (German)
v. - heben, erbauen, erheben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (αν)υψώνω, ανεβάζω, εξυψώνω, εξευγενίζω (πνευματικώς)

Italiano (Italian)
elevare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - elevar, exaltar, animar

Русский (Russian)
повышать, возводить, поднимать, облагораживать, развивать (вкус), возвышать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - elevar, alzar, empinar, levantar, mejorar, edificar, erigir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - höja, lyfta upp, befordra

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
举起, 使上升, 抬起, 提高

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 舉起, 使上升, 抬起, 提高

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 올리다, 승진시키다, 기분을 북돋우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 高める, 向上させる, 上げる, 昇進させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرفع, يهذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרים, רומם, הגביה‬


 
 

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