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elevated

EL-uh-vay-tid/ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/

Noun pluralelevateds

8 meanings of elevated

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Lifted up so that it sits higher than the ground nearby.

    Like a shelf high on a wall instead of on the floor.

    The train runs along an elevated track above the city streets.

    Workers built an elevated walkway between the two buildings.

    Similarraised, overhead

    Oppositesunken

  2. 2
    adjective
    Higher than the usual or normal amount.

    Like a thermometer reading higher than normal.

    The patient's temperature stayed elevated for three days.

    High humidity kept moisture levels elevated all week.

    Similarhigh, raised, heightened

    Oppositelow, reduced

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Having a higher rank or more important position than others.

    Like being moved from a regular seat to the head of the table.

    Her elevated position in the company came with new duties.

    He was proud of his elevated rank in the army.

    Similarhigh, exalted, lofty, senior, eminent

    Oppositelowly, low, humble

  4. 4
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of elevate. Use this form for something that was already raised or lifted.

    The board elevated her to chief executive last spring.

    Sales were elevated by the holiday promotion.

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  5. 5
    adjective
    Using formal, fancy language instead of everyday words.

    Like wearing a suit instead of jeans, but with words.

    The speech used elevated language that felt very formal.

    Poets often choose elevated words to sound grand.

    Similarlofty, formal, grand, exalted, literary

    Oppositeinformal, colloquial, plain

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  6. 6
    nounUScountable
    A city train system that runs on tracks built high above the streets.

    Like a subway, but the tracks are up in the air instead of underground.

    They took the elevated downtown to the ballpark.

    The elevated rattled past their apartment windows every few minutes.

    Similarel

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  7. 7
    adjective
    Running with special powers that let it change important computer settings.

    Like having a master key that opens every door in a building.

    You need an elevated command prompt to install this program.

    The app asked to run in elevated mode before changing system files.

    Similaradministrative

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  1. 8
    adjectivearchaic
    Drunk after drinking too much alcohol.

    Like feeling dizzy and silly after too many drinks.

    By midnight half the guests were thoroughly elevated on the squire's wine.

    ‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’ ‘Oh dear, no,’ replied Ben Allen. ‘Except when he’s elevated, Bob’s the quietest creature breathing.’
    1836, Charles Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubHere, elevated means drunk from drinking too much.
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elevated is a form of elevate

elevate, verb: To lift something up to a higher place. Full entry

Forms
elevateelevates he/she/itelevating -ing formelevated past tense, past participle
Spelling
elevate → elevated: add -d

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