[syn: raised(a), elevated]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
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2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
to an office, or to a high social position.
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3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
to elevate the spirits.
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4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
or character.
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5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
[Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two
tubs of merry stingo." --Sir W. Scott.
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7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
the breech.
Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Elevated \El"e*va`ted\, a.
Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated
thoughts.
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Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised
considerably above the ground, especially a city railway
above the line of street travel.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elevated
adj 1: raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"
2: 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" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
3: increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" [syn:
raised(a), elevated]
n 1: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
track that is raised above the street level [syn: elevated
railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead
railway]