El"e*vate (?), a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]
Elevated; raised aloft.
[Poetic]
Milton.
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El"e*vate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating (?).] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.]
1.
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
2.
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
3.
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
4.
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
5.
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
6.
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
[Colloq. & Sportive] "The
elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo."
Sir W. Scott.
7.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
[A Latin meaning] [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
To elevate a piece Gun., to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.
Syn. -- To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
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