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Elevate

Elevate (elevate)
a.(?)
El"e*vate
[L. elevatus, p. p.]
  1. Elevated; raised aloft.
    [Poetic] Milton.

Elevate

Elevate (elevate)
v. t.(?)
El"e*vate
[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. S
  1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
  2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
  3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
  4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
  5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
  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.
  7. To lessen] to detract from; to disparage.
    [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

    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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