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What does "elevate" mean?

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

Additional senses

  1. 2.To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
  2. 3.To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
  3. 4.To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
  4. 5.To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
  5. 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.
  6. 7.To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.

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