elevate

Definitions

1. 1.To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
2. 2.To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
3. 3.To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
4. 4.To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
5. 5.To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
6. 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.
7. 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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is elevate.

• What is to bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc called?
• What is to raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position called?
• What is to raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits called?
• What is to exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character called?
• What is to raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice called?
• What is to intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo." Sir W. Scott called?
• What is 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 called?