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Elevatory

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El´e`va`to`ry
a.1.Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces.
n.1.(Surg.) See Elevator, n. (e).


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The elevatory movement, and the eating-back power of the sea during the periods of rest, have been equable over long lines of coast; for I was astonished to find that the step-like plains stand at nearly corresponding heights at far distant points.
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