- (v.t.) To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
- (v.t.) To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
- (v.t.) To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
- (v.t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
- (v.t.) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
- (v.t.) To raise to a higher pitch or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
- (a.) Elevated; raised aloft.
- (v.t.) To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office or to a high social position.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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