Elevate
Elevate , adjective
[Latin elevatus, p. p.]
Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] — Milton
Elevate , transitive verb
[Latin elevatus, past participle 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. [Colloquial & Sportive]
The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.
7.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning; Obsolete] — Jer. Taylor
Collocations (1)
To elevate a piece (Gunnery) , to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.