Definitions for elevate
ˈɛl əˌveɪt; -ˌveɪt, -vɪtel·e·vate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevateverb

   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. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring upverb

   raise from a lower to a higher position

   "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

3. lift, raise, elevateverb

   raise in rank or condition

   "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. elevateverb

   To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.

2. elevateverb

   To promote (someone) to a higher rank.

3. elevateverb

   To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).

4. elevateverb

   To lift someone's spirits; to elate.

5. elevateverb

   To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.

6. Etymology: From elevatus, past participle of elevare, from e + levare, from levis; see levity and lever.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevatepart. adj.

   Exalted; raised aloft.

   Etymology: from elevated.

   On each side an imperial city stood,
   With tow’rs and temples proudly elevate
   On seven small hills. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d, b. ii.

2. To ELEVATEverb

   Etymology: elevo, Latin.

   1. To raise up aloft.

   This subterranean heat or fire, which elevates the water out of the abyss. John Woodward.

   2. To exalt; to dignify.3. To raise the mind with great conceptions.

   Others apart sat on a hill retired,
   In thoughts more elevate, and reason’d high
   Of providence, foreknowledge, will and fate. John Milton, P. L.

   In all that great extent, wherein the mind wanders, in those remote speculations it may seem to be elevated with, it stirs not beyond sense or reflection. John Locke.

   Now rising fortune elevates his mind,
   He shines unclouded, and adorns mankind. Richard Savage.

   4. To elate the mind with vicious pride.5. To lessen by detraction. This sense, though legitimately deduced from the Latin, is not now in use.

   When the judgments of learned men are alledged against you, what do they but either elevate their credit, or oppose unto them the judgments of others as learned? Richard Hooker, b. ii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevate

   Elevate is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his album, Scorpion (2018), The song features additional uncredited vocals by French Montana, the song has reached the top 20 in Canada and the United States.

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1. elevate

   To elevate generally means to raise or lift something to a higher position or level. It can also refer to increasing the importance, status, or quality of something or someone. Additionally, it can describe the act of uplifting or inspiring individuals emotionally, mentally, or morally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevateadjective

   elevated; raised aloft

2. Elevateverb

   to bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc

3. Elevateverb

   to raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position

4. Elevateverb

   to raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits

5. Elevateverb

   to exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character

6. Elevateverb

   to raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice

7. Elevateverb

   to intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy

8. Elevateverb

   to lessen; to detract from; to disparage

9. Etymology: [L. elevatus, p. p.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevate

   el′e-vāt, v.t. to raise to a higher position: to raise in mind and feelings: to improve: to cheer: to exhilarate: to intoxicate.—p.adjs. El′evate, -d, raised: dignified: exhilarated.—ns. Elevā′tion, the act of elevating or raising, or the state of being raised: exaltation: an elevated place or station: a rising ground: height: (archit.) a representation of the flat side of a building, drawn with mathematical accuracy, but without any attention to effect: (astron., geog.) the height above the horizon of an object on the sphere, measured by the arc of a vertical circle through it and the zenith: (gun.) the angle made by the line of direction of a gun with the plane of the horizon; El′evator, the person or thing that lifts up: a lift or machine for raising grain, &c., to a higher floor: a muscle raising a part of the body.—adj. El′evatory, able or tending to raise. [L. elevāre, -ātum—e, out, up, levāre, to raise—levis, light. See Light (2).]

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1. elevate

   Song lyrics by elevate -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by elevate on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce elevate?

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How to say elevate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elevate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elevate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of elevate in a Sentence

1. Ben Carson:

   Congress is a different story, but it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are, just like it depends on what anybody else is, if there's somebody who is of any faith but they say things and their life has been consistent with things that will elevate this nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed and bring peace and harmony, then I'm with them.

2. Corine Fairbanks:

   The irony does not go unnoticed that here the Pope now proposes to elevate Serra to sainthood and yet, many know him to be a monster who separated, butchered and maimed Native families - all in the name of Christ, military and progress.

3. Al Hunt:

   The supposedly much awaited Democratic autopsy on 2024 came out. To call it a total dud would be to elevate it.

4. John Cornyn:

   What we need to do is elevate everybody's understanding of what China's strategic long-term goals are and they are to dominate the United States economically and militarily, they've got a very clear strategy for doing that and we need to wake up to that and make sure we're responding in kind.

5. Barack Obama:

   This is an important step that shows how we can work together to elevate our relationship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elevate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elevate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=elevate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elevate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=elevate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=elevate