01 a. Elevated; raised aloft.
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Elevated; raised aloft.[Poetic]
Entry
8 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Elevate
02 v. t. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
imp. & p. p.
Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Elevating
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1.
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
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2.
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
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3.
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
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To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
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To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.[Colloq. & Sportive]
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To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.[A Latin meaning]
Phrases & compounds
To elevate a piece —
to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.