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- Dictionaryelevate/ˈɛlɪveɪt/
verb
- 1. raise or lift (something) to a higher position: "the exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head" Similar Opposite
- 2. raise to a more important or impressive level: "he was elevated to Secretary of State" Similar Opposite
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ELEVATE definition: 1. to raise something or lift something up: 2. to make someone or something more important or to…. Learn more.
1. : to lift up or make higher : raise. elevate a patient's leg. exercises that elevate the heart rate. 2. : to raise in rank or status. was elevated to chairman. 3. : to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally. great books that both entertain and elevate their readers. 4.
ELEVATE meaning: 1. to raise something or lift something up: 2. to make someone or something more important or to…. Learn more.
To elevate is to raise something up to a higher level, position, or state: to elevate the living standards of a group. To enhance is to add to the attractions or desirability of something: Landscaping enhances the beauty of the grounds.
To elevate is to lift up, either literally or figuratively. One way to elevate your mood is to exercise and elevate your heart rate. But if you exercise too hard and sprain your ankle, you might have to elevate it by propping it on a pillow.
To elevate is to raise something up to a higher level, position, or state: to elevate the living standards of a group. To enhance is to add to the attractions or desirability of something: Landscaping enhances the beauty of the grounds. to exalt is to raise very high in rank, character, estimation, mood, etc.:
1. to move to a higher place. 2. to raise in rank or status; promote. 3. to put in a cheerful mood; elate. 4. to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift: to elevate the tone of a conversation. 5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to raise the axis of a gun. 6. to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice) 7.
