Definition of elevate
- a. - Elevated; raised aloft.
- 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 raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to
elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
- v. t. - To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer;
as, to elevate the spirits.
- v. t. - To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the
mind or character.
- v. t. - To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
- v. t. - To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
- v. t. - To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.