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1. (v.t.) elevate
to raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
2. elevate
to raise to a higher rank; promote.
3. elevate
to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level.
4. elevate
to put in high spirits.
Etymology: (1490–1500; < L ēlevātus, ptp. of ēlevāre to raise, lessen, allay =ē-e - +levāre to lift (see lever ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
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"
2. (verb) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
3. (verb) lift, raise, elevate
raise in rank or condition
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
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1. (verb) elevate
to give a higher status to
He was elevated to full-time manager.
2. elevate
to raise to a higher position
Elevate your legs.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) elevate
elevated; raised aloft
2. (verb) elevate
to bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc
3. (verb) elevate
to raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position
4. (verb) elevate
to raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits
5. (verb) elevate
to exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character
6. (verb) elevate
to raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice
7. (verb) elevate
to intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy
8. (verb) elevate
to lessen; to detract from; to disparage
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Sense: to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc
elevated to the post of manager.
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 Afrikaans: verhoog |
 Arabic: يَرْفَعُ رُتْبَة |
 Bulgarian: издигам |
 Brazilian: promover |
 Czech: povýšit |
 German: befördern |
 Danish: forfremme; ophøje |
 Greek: (αν)υψώνω, προβιβάζω |
 Spanish: ascender |
 Estonian: ülendama |
 Farsi: بالا بردن؛ ترفیع دادن |
 Finnish: ylentää |
 French: promouvoir |
 Hebrew: לְהָרִים |
 Hindi: ऊंचा उठाना |
 Croatian: podignuti |
 Hungarian: (fel)emel |
 Indonesian: mengangkat |
 Icelandic: hækka í tign |
 Italian: elevare, innalzare |
 Japanese: 上げる |
 Korean: 들어 올리다 |
 Lithuanian: paaukštinti |
 Latvian: pacelt; paaugstināt (amat |
 Malay: dinaikkan |
 Dutch: verheffen |
 Norwegian: løfte, høyne, heve; opphø |
 Polish: wynieść |
 Persian: بالا بردن؛ ترفیع دادن |
 Pashto: جګول، پورته كول، لوړول، د |
 Portuguese: promover |
 Romanian: a promova (în funcţie) |
 Russian: повышать |
 Slovak: povýšiť |
 Slovenian: povišati |
 Serbian: unaprediti |
 Swedish: befordra, upphöja |
 Thai: ยก |
 Turkish: yükseltmek |
 Taiwanese: 提高，晉升 |
 Ukrainian: піднімати, підносити |
 Urdu: بلدن مقام پر لے جانا |
 Vietnamese: thăng chức |
 Chinese: 使升高，提升...的职位 |
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