meaning of elevate3

1. Elevated; raised aloft.
2.
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
3.
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
4.
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
5.
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
6.
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
7.
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
8.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
9.
raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from ">poverty"


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