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.