What is "elevate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does elevate mean in English? Meaning of elevate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "elevate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "elevate": give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Verb

  • Meaning: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • Example: John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired Women tend not to advance in the major law firms I got promoted after many years of hard work
  • Synonyms: advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade
  • Hyponyms: brevet bring up ennoble entitle favor favour gentle prefer spot promote tenure
  • Hypernyms: assign delegate depute designate
  • Antonyms: break bump demote kick downstairs relegate
  • Meaning of "elevate": raise from a lower to a higher position

    Verb

  • Meaning: raise from a lower to a higher position
  • Example: Raise your hands Lift a load
  • Synonyms: bring up elevate get up lift raise
  • Hyponyms: boost chin chin up erect gather up get up heighten hike hike up hoist jack jack up kick up leaven levitate lift lift up pick up pinnacle prove pump raise rear run up shoulder skid trice trice up underlay wind
  • Hypernyms: displace move
  • Antonyms: bring down get down let down lower take down
  • Also see: gather up lift up pick up
  • Meaning of "elevate": raise in rank or condition

    Verb

  • Meaning: raise in rank or condition
  • Example: The new law lifted many people from poverty
  • Synonyms: elevate lift raise
  • Hyponyms: dignify exalt
  • Hypernyms: alter change modify
  • Adjective: (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.(transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.(transitive) To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).(transitive) To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.(transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound. to elevate the voice(dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. Sir Walter Scott The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.Sir Walter Scott The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.(obsolete, Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
  • Synonyms:

    uplift, heighten, raise, pyramid, uphold, tilt, ramp, poise, erect, pump, hoist, upraise, levitate, rear, put up, take up, fetch up, hike up, jack up, shoot up, stilt, appoint, upgrade, boost, prefer, intensify, build up, enhance, heighten, advance, glorify, ennoble, magnify, skip, swell, dignify, increase, exalt, further, honor, aggrandize, put up, excite, uplift, boost, inspire, refine, glorify, elate, sublimate, brighten, hearten, cheer, exhilarate, animate, rouse, bring up, perk up, buoy up, lift up,

    Antonyms:

    decrease, lessen, condemn, demote, denounce, deprecate, disdain, spurn, disgrace, distress, shame, drop, fall, depress, lower, push down, trouble, upset, reject, decrease, weaken, castigate, condemn, degrade, humiliate, shame, belittle, disgrace, denounce, lessen, demote, deprecate, disdain, spurn, distress, lower, halt, stop, criticize, debase, diminish, depress, drop, push down, trouble, upset, bring down, dishearten, decrease, lessen, condemn, demote, denounce, deprecate, disdain, spurn, disgrace, distress, shame, discourage, dull, depress, upset, drop, lower, push down, trouble,

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