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elevate(dictionary)

elevate (iou)



elevate verb trans. Pa. pple -ated, (earlier, now poet.) -ate. LME.
[Latin elevat- pa. ppl stem of elevare, from e- E- + levare lighten, raise: see -ATE3.]
I.
Raise above the usual position or level, or above the level of surrounding objects. LME.
D. Lardner The rope by which the bucket is elevated. J. Rosenberg Rembrandt..introduced steps in the background to elevate the rear group.
b. Orig., hold up to view. Now only spec. (Christian Church), hold up (the host, the chalice) after speaking the words of institution over it in the Eucharist. E17.
Raise in the form of vapour; evaporate. LME-E18.
Erect, build. LME-L18.
Raise the spirits of; elate, exhilarate. Formerly also, inflate with pride. Now chiefly joc., inebriate. LME.
C. Rayner Fenton was elevated tonight by the splendour of the house, the elegance of the company.
Raise in status, rank, or importance; exalt; promote. L15.
Conan Doyle He could elevate my simple art..into a prodigy. C. Ryan He had been elevated to the rank of Field Marshal too quickly.
Raise the pitch of (the voice). E17.
Turn or direct upwards (one's eyes, a glance, a gun); fig. lift up (one's hopes or thoughts). arch. E17.
Raise the moral, intellectual, or cultural level of. E17.
H. T. Buckle There is hardly any virtue which so elevates our character as moral courage. absol.: M. Gray The kind of sorrow that purifies and elevates.
II.
Reduce in status or importance, depreciate. M16-L18.