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Elevate

/ˈɛləveɪt/

To raise (something) to a higher position.

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📖 Definitions of "Elevate"

verb

1
To raise (something) to a higher position.
"The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling."
2
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
3
To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
"The traditional worldview elevates man as the pinnacle of creation."
4
To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
"A talented chef can elevate everyday ingredients into gourmet delights."

adjective

1
Elevated; raised aloft.

🔄 Synonyms of "Elevate"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
advancenoun	To help the progress of (something); to further.
promoteverb	(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
upgradeverb	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
bring upverb	To mention.
kick upstairsverb	(transitive, informal, idiomatic) To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
get upverb	To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.

↔️ Antonyms of "Elevate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
relegateverb	Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority.
bring downverb	(transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
let downverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
demoteverb	(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
take downverb	To remove something from a website.
get downverb	(intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
kick downstairsverb	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
bumpnoun	A light blow or jolting collision.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Elevate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bring upverb	To mention.
kick upstairsverb	(transitive, informal, idiomatic) To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.
get upverb	To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
upgradeverb	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
promoteverb	(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
advanceverb	To help the progress of (something); to further.
upliftverb	To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
enhanceverb	To augment or make something greater.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
heightenverb	To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
riseverb	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
boostverb	Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
highverb	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
increaseverb	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
strengthenverb	(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
improveverb	(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
improving	That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
hoistverb	(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).