el·e·vate ( l  -v t )tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. To promote to a higher rank. 4. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level. 5. To lift the spirits of; elate. See Synonyms at lift. [Middle English elevaten, from Latin  levre, levt- : -, ex-, up; see ex- + levre, to raise; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.] |
elevate [ˈɛlɪˌveɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to move to a higher place
2. to raise in rank or status; promote
3. to put in a cheerful mood; elate
4. to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift to elevate the tone of a conversation
5. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to raise the axis of a gun
6. to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
7. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration
[from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light]
elevatory adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | elevate - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military |
| 2. | elevate - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" get up - cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." shoulder - lift onto one's shoulders kick up - cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust" hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" pump - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump levitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman" underlay - raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; "underlay the plate" skid - elevate onto skids pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" chin, chin up - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar heighten - increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" | |
| 3. | elevate - raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dignify - raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
elevate
verb
1. promote, raise, advance, upgrade, exalt, kick upstairs (informal), aggrandize, give advancement to He was elevated to the post of Prime Minister.
2. increase, lift, raise, step up, intensify, move up, hoist, raise high Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.
Translations
elevate [ˈɛlɪveɪt] vt
elevate
vt
(= raise) → heben; (= increase) blood pressure etc → erhöhen; by elevating the house a full 3 feet above … → indem man das Haus ganze 3 Fuß über (+acc) → … setzt
(fig) mind → erbauen; soul → erheben; elevating reading → erbauliche Lektüre; an elevating prospect → eine erfreuliche Aussicht; to elevate the condition of the people → die Lebensbedingungen des Volkes verbessern
elevate [ˈɛlɪˌveɪt] vt
elevate [ˈɛlɪˌveɪt] vt
a. (raise in rank, importance) to elevate (to) → elevare (a)
b. (fig) (mind) → elevare
elevate [ˈɛlɪˌveɪt] vt
a. (raise in rank, importance) to elevate (to) → elevare (a)
b. (fig) (mind) → elevare
v elevate [ˈeliveit]
1 to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc elevated to the post of manager. verhoog يَرْفَعُ رُتْبَة издигам povýšit forfremme; ophøje befördern (αν)υψώνω, προβιβάζω ascender ülendama بالا بردن؛ ترفیع دادن ylentää promouvoir לְהָרִים ऊंचा उठाना podignuti (fel)emel mengangkat hækka í tign elevare, innalzare 上げる 들어 올리다 paaukštinti pacelt; paaugstināt (amatā) dinaikkan verheffen løfte, høyne, heve; opphøye wynieść promover a promova (în funcţie) повышать povýšiť povišati unaprediti befordra, upphöja ยก yükseltmek 使升高，提升...的職位 піднімати, підносити بلدن مقام پر لے جانا thăng chức 使升高，提升...的职位
2 to improve (a person's mind etc) an elevating book. ophef يُهَذِّبُ، يُحَسِّنُ възбуждам povznést opløfte erheben εξυψώνω elevar; edificar; enriquecer تعالی بخشیدن؛ ارتقا دادن ylentää exalter לְרוֹמֵם बौद्धिक व नैतिक स्तर पर उठाना uzdignuti fejleszt meningkatkan byggja upp, göfga elevare, esaltare 向上させる 향상시키다 taurinantis, kilninantis pacilāt meningkatkan verheffen høyne ulepszyć, umoralnić melhorar a înălţa spiritual; a ridica расширять кругозор povzniesť oplemenititi poboljšati höja, lyfta, vara upplyftande พัฒนา yüceltmek, eğitmek 提高 облагороджувати; поліпшувати بہتر بنانا nâng cao 提高
n eleˈvation
1 the act of elevating, or state of being elevated. opheffing سُموُ، رَفْع издигане povýšení; povznesení forfremmelse; ophøjelse; avancement die Beförderung ανύψωση, προαγωγή, εξύψωση elevación ülendamine, ülendus بالابری؛ بلندی nosto élévation הַעֲלָאָה ऊंचाई uzdignuće emelés pengangkatan upphækkun, hækkun í tign elevazione 上げること 높임 paaukštinimas pacelšana; paaugstinājums (amatā); pacilāšana peningkatan verheffing løfting, heving, opphøyelse wyniesienie elevação înălţare повышение povýšenie povišanje podizanje upphöjande, upphöjdhet การยก yükselme, yükseltilme 高度 підняття; підвищення ارتقا sự nâng lên 高度
2 height above sea-level at an elevation of 1,500 metres. hoogte إرْتِفاع над морското равнище výška højde over havet die Höhe υψόμετρο altitud kõrgus merepinnast ارتفاع از سطح دریا korkeus merenpinnasta altitude גוֹבָה מְעָל פְּנֵי הַיָם समुद्र तल से ऊंचाई visina tengerszint fölötti magasság ketinggian hæð yfir sjávarmáli altitudine 海抜 해발 aukštis virš jūros lygio augstums (virs jūras līmeņa) ketinggian hoogte høyde over havet wysokość n.p.m. altitude înălţime высота (над уровнем моря) výška (nadmorska) višina nadmorska visina höjd ระดับน้ำทะเล yükseklik, rakım 海拔高度 висота над рівнем моря سطح سمندر سے اونچائی độ cao 海拔高度
3 an architect's drawing of one side of a building. aansig رَسْم واجِهَة المَبْنى разрез nárys facadetegning der Aufriß τομή κτηρίου (σε αρχιτεκτονικό σχέδιο) alzado fassaadijoonis فرازه نما julkisivu vue en élévation תַרשִים חָזִית הַבִּניָן इमारत के एक तरफ का वास्तुकार का नक्शा vertikalna projekcija homlokrajz rancangan hliðarmynd, útlitsmynd prospetto 立面図 입면도 profilis, vaizdas profils, vertikālais griezums lukisan rancangan opstand fasadetegning elewacja projecção vertical secţiune verticală вертикальная проекция nárys pogled (od spredaj, s strani itd.) vertikalna projekcija vertikalprojektion, fasadritning แผนผังที่มองจากด้านหน้า cephe resmi, elevasyon （建築物的）立體視圖 профіль; вертикаль کسی مکان وغیرہ کا سامنے یا پیچھے کا نقشہ mặt chiếu （建筑物的）立视图
adj elevating
that improves one's mind or morals an elevating experience. besielend, verheffend مُهَذِّبَه، سامِيَه събуждащ povznášející opløftende weiterführend, erhebend που εξυψώνει, που προβιβάζει edificante; enriquecedor ارتقا دهنده؛ تعالی بخش mieltä ylentävä enrichissant מְרוֹמֵם मनोबल इत्यादि ऊंचा करना oplemenjen lélekemelő yang meningkatkan pikiran/moral (che eleva) 気持を高め (지적, 정신적으로) 향상시키는 taurinantis, kilninantis pacilājošs yang meningkatkan pemikiran verheffend, instructief oppbyggelig, høynende; lærerik podniosły, budujący облагораживающий poučný, povznášajúci povzdigujoč uzdižući ที่ยกระดับ yüceltici, eğitici 提高修養，提高文化或智力水平 облагороджуючий ذہنی بلندی عطا کرنا nâng cao 提高修养，提高文化或智力水平
n elevator
1 (especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor There is no elevator in this shop – you will have to climb the stairs. hysbak رافِعَه، مِصْعَد асансьор výtah elevator der Fahrstuhl ασανσέρ ascensor, elevador, montacargas lift آسانسور hissi ascenseur מַעֲלִית लिफ्ट dizalo lift lift lyfta ascensore エレベーター 엘리베이터 liftas lifts lif lift heis, elevator winda elevador lift лифт výťah dvigalo lift hiss ลิฟท์ asansör 電梯 ліфт رافع مشین thang máy 电梯
2 a tall storehouse for grain. graansuier مَخْزَن حُبوب силоз sýpka, silo kornsilo das Getreidesilo σιταποθήκη almacén de grano, silo elevaator انبار غله؛ سیلو siilo silo אָסָם अन्न भंडारगृह silos gabonaraktár silo korngeymsla, kornturn silo, silos 穀物倉庫 큰 곡물 창고 elevatorius elevators silo silo kornsilo elewator silo magazie de cereale элеватор sýpka, silo silos dizalica silomagasin ที่ที่ใช้เก็บเมล็ดพืช silo, tahıl ambarı 穀物倉庫 елеватор غلّہ اٹھا کر بھرنے کا کھتّہ kho thóc lúa 谷物仓库
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