See Also: anacmesis(medicine)

elevate (oh) and anacmesis (medicine)


elevate (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: elevatus, past participle of elevare 'to lift up']
formal to move someone or something to a more important level or rank, or make them better than before
::Language has elevated humans above the Other animals.
elevate sb/sth to sth
::Their purpose is to elevate AIDS to the top of government priorities.
technical to lift someone or something to a higher position
::Gradually elevate the patient into an upright position.
technical to increase the amount, temperature, pressure etc of something
::These drugs may elevate acid levels in the blood.

anacmesis (medicine)


anacmesis


An obsolete spelling for anakmesis.