Hypertext Webster Gateway: "elevate"
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) 1.7 (wn)
elevate
v 1: give a promotion to; "raise in rank"; assign to a higher
position [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}]
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