elevate

Formselevates, elevating, elevated

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To lift something up to a higher place.

   Like raising a flag higher up a pole.

   Elevate your foot when it hurts to help it heal.

   Workers elevated the heavy beam using a crane.

   Similarraise, lift

   Oppositelower, drop

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To make something or someone better or more valued.

   Like turning a plain meal into something special.

   A good leader can elevate the whole team.

   The award elevated her standing among artists.

   Similarraise, lift, transform

   Oppositecheapen, debase, degrade

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To make a feeling or level stronger or greater.

   Like turning up the volume on a radio.

   Exercise can elevate your heart rate quickly.

   The music elevated the excitement in the room.

   Similarincrease, raise

   Oppositereduce, decrease, lower, diminish

4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To move someone up to a higher job or rank.

   Like moving up a level in a game.

   The company elevated her to manager last year.

   They plan to elevate him to team captain.

   Similarpromote, exalt

   Oppositedemote

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To give someone a noble title or high honor.

   Like giving someone a crown to show their new status.

   The king elevated the knight to a noble lord.

   They chose to elevate the hero with a special title.

   Similarhonor, ennoble, exalt

   Oppositedemote, degrade

6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To turn your thoughts toward better or higher things.

   Like lifting your eyes from the ground up to the stars.

   Good books can elevate your thoughts to bigger ideas.

   Quiet prayer elevated her mind above daily worries.

   Similarlift, raise, uplift, ennoble, exalt

7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To give a program extra permissions so it can do protected actions on a computer.

   Like giving a worker a special key to open locked rooms.

   You may need to elevate the app to install new software.

   The system elevated the program so it could change protected files.

   Similarpromote

   Oppositedemote

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