Elevate /(?)/
El·e·vate
Elevate
a.
- Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic]
Elevate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating
- To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
- To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
- To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
- To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
- To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
- To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive]
- To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning]
Phrases & Compounds
- To elevate a piece
- to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.