elevate

Определение elevate в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound; To promote (someone) to a higher rank; To lift someone's spirits; to elate; To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift; To ennoble or honour/honor (someone); {v} to exalt, raise, lift up, elate; {a} exalted, raised up or aloft; To lift someones spirits; to elate; To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity. Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure. overweight individuals who have elevated cholesterol levels. = raise; When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it. He was elevated to the post of prime minister. = promote + elevation el·eva·tion The Prime Minister is known to favour the elevation of more women to the Cabinet; To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character; Elevated; raised aloft; If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is. Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status; To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice; If you elevate something, you raise it above a horizontal level. Jack elevated the gun at the sky; To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits; To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc; raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"; raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"; To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy; {f} glorify, exalt; lift, raise high, move up to a higher position; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "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"; To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position
elevated: Simple past tense and past participle of elevate
elevated: Above ground level
elevated: Of a higher rank or status
elevated: {a} exalted, raised up or aloft
elevated: (Short for elevated railroad or elevated railway) A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level, elevated railway, el, elevated railroad
elev: elevation
elevated: If thoughts or ideas are elevated, they are on a high moral or intellectual level. the magazine's elevated British tone
elevated: raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"
elevated: high up
elevated: A road supported on pillars to raise it above ground level Usually this is done on urban motorways to enable them to cross surface streets more easily, or to traverse an unusual geographical feature: to hold a road above unstable ground, for example, or run it along a steep hillside
elevated: If land or buildings are elevated, they are raised up higher than the surrounding area. An elevated platform on the stage collapsed during rehearsals. = raised
elevated: raised above ground level; on elevated rails; "elevated railway
elevated: raised above the ground; "an elevated platform" raised above ground level; on elevated rails; "elevated railway
elevated: A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important or of very high rank. His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status
elevated: past of elevate
elevated: Applied to the wings of a bird when upright and expanded
elevated: Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts
elevated: raised above ground level; on elevated rails; "elevated railway"
elevated: {s} raised high; exalted; joyful, in high spirits
elevates: third-person singular of elevate
elevating: {s} glorified, exalted; lifted, raised high
elevating: present participle of elevate
elevating: making you feel interested in intelligent or moral subjects - sometimes used humorously

elevate

Расстановка переносов

el·e·vate

Турецкое произношение

elıveyt

Синонимы

lift, raise, promote, ennoble, honour, honor, cheer up, elate, increase, turn up, up, erect, fetch up, heighten, hike up

Антонимы

drop, lower, demote, depress, sadden, decrease, diminish, reduce, turn down, lessen, push down, condemn, denounce, deprecate, disdain

Произношение

/ˈeləˌvāt/ /ˈɛləˌveɪt/

Этимология

[ e-l&-"vAt, -v&t ] (adjective.) 14th century. Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare (“to raise, lift up”) e (“out”) + levare (“to make light, to lift”) levis (“light”); see levity and lever.