elevate
verb/ˈelɪveɪt/
/ˈelɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they elevate | /ˈelɪveɪt/ /ˈelɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it elevates | /ˈelɪveɪts/ /ˈelɪveɪts/ |
| past simple elevated | /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle elevated | /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form elevating | /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- (formal) to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve synonym raise, promote
- elevate somebody/something (to something) He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government.
- elevate something (into/to something) It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.
- He has elevated bad taste into an art form.
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- elevate something (specialist or formal) to lift something up or put something in a higher position
- It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.
- elevate something (specialist) to make the level of something increase
- It's well known that stress elevates blood pressure.
- elevate something (formal) to improve a person’s mood, so that they feel happy
- The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).
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