Found 3 items, similar to elevate.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: elevate
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: elevate
elevate
v 1: 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” [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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Elevate
Elevate
\El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]
Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton.
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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.
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2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
to an office, or to a high social position.
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3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
to elevate the spirits.
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4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
or character.
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5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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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.
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7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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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.
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