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elevated

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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.

elevated
Adjective
1. higher than normal: elevated cholesterol levels
2. (of ideas or pursuits) on a high intellectual or moral level: elevated discussions about postmodernism
3. (of land or part of a building) higher than the surrounding area
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Noun1.elevatedelevated - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
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"
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"
increased - made greater in size or amount or degree

elevated
adjective 1. exalted, high, important, august, grand, superior, noble, dignified, high-ranking, lofty
3. raised, high, lifted up, upraised

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Nothing could be more appropriate than that those who from unselfish motives and elevated sentiments are doing battle for the people's rights and interests, should themselves be the chief beneficiaries of success.
The subject elevated him to more than usual solemnity of manner, and with a most important aspect he protested that "he had never in his life witnessed such behaviour in a person of rank-- such affability and condescension, as he had himself experienced from Lady Catherine.
"La femme est la compagne de l'homme,"* announced Prince Hippolyte, and began looking through a lorgnette at his elevated legs.
 
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