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el·e·vat·ed  (l-vtd)

adj.

1.

a. Raised especially above the ground: an elevated platform.

b. Increased in amount or degree: an elevated temperature.

2.

a. Morally or intellectually superior.

b. Formal; lofty: an elevated prose style.

3. Elated in feeling or mood; high-spirited.

n.

An elevated railway.

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elevated [ˈɛlɪˌveɪtɪd]

adj

1. raised to or being at a higher level

2. inflated or lofty; exalted an elevated opinion of oneself

3. in a cheerful mood; elated

4. Informal slightly drunk

n

(Transport / Railways) US short for elevated railway, railroad

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elevated - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight chute-the-chute, roller coaster, big dipper - elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
Adj.	1.	elevated - raised above the ground; "an elevated platform" raised - located or moved above the surround or above the normal position; "a raised design"; "raised eyebrows"
	2.	elevated - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" exalted, high-minded, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, high-flown, sublime, grand noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
	3.	elevated - increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" raised increased - made greater in size or amount or degree

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elevated

adjective

1. exalted, high, important, august, grand, superior, noble, dignified, high-ranking, lofty His new job has given him a certain elevated status.

2. high-minded, high, fine, grand, noble, inflated, dignified, sublime, lofty, high-flown, pompous, exalted, bombastic the magazine's elevated tone
high-minded simple, modest, humble, lowly

3. raised, high, lifted up, upraised an elevated platform on the stage

Translations

elevated [ˈelɪveɪtɪd]

A. ADJ (lit) → elevado (fig) → elevado, sublime

B. CPD elevated railway (US) elevated railroad (US) N → ferrocarril m urbano elevado

elevated [ˈɛlɪveɪtɪd] adj

(= high) [status] → élevé(e)

(= lofty) [thoughts, ideas] → élevé(e)

(= raised) [land, building] → surélevé(e)

elevated

adj

(= raised) situation, platform, level, pressure, rate → erhöht; elevated train, elevated railway (Brit) or railroad (US) → Hochbahn f; an elevated monorail track → eine Einschienenhochbahn; the elevated section of the M4 → die als Hochstraße gebaute Strecke der M4

(= exalted, lofty) status, tone, style, language → gehoben; thoughts → erhaben

elevated [ˈɛlɪˌveɪtɪd] adj (gen) → elevato/a; (railway) → soprelevato/a; (thoughts) → nobile