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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Elevate \El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]
     Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
     levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
     Levity.]
     1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
        raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
        to an office, or to a high social position.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
        to elevate the spirits.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
        or character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
        loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
        [Colloq. & Sportive] ``The elevated cavaliers sent for two
        tubs of merry stingo.'' --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
        meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
        the breech.
  
     Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
          heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Elevate \El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]
     Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
     levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
     Levity.]
     1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
        raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
  
     2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
        to an office, or to a high social position.
  
     3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
        to elevate the spirits.
  
     4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
        or character.
  
     5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
        loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
  
     6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
        [Colloq. & Sportive] ``The elevated cavaliers sent for two
        tubs of merry stingo.'' --Sir W. Scott.
  
     7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
        meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
  
     To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
        the breech.
  
     Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
          heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  elevate
       v 1: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
            was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired";
            "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I
            got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote,
             upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise] [ant: demote]
       2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
          "Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, get up, bring up]
          [ant: lower]
       3: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
          from poverty" [syn: lift, raise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ανυψώνω κάτι, το φέρνω σε μεγαλύτερο ύψος
     2 αναδεικνύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it elevare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it elevato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlevō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it elevare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it elevato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlevō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it elevare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it elevato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ēlevō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 e lev ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevate
     Engelska vb.
     1 lyfta upp; förhöja
     2 upphöja
     3 uppmuntra, pigga upp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Elevate /ˈɛlɪvˌeɪt/
  إرفع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  elevate //ˈɛləveɪt// 
  1. въздигам
  elate
  2. повишавам
  increase the intensity of
  3. издигам
  raise