elevated

[el-uh-vey-tid] /ˈɛl əˌveɪ tɪd/
adjective
1.
raised up, especially above the ground or above the normal level:
an elevated platform; an elevated pulse.
2.
exalted or noble; lofty:
elevated thoughts.
3.
elated; joyful.
noun
4.
an elevated railroad.
Origin
1545-55; elevate + -ed2
Related forms
semielevated, adjective
unelevated, adjective
well-elevated, adjective

elevate

[v. el-uh-veyt; adj. el-uh-veyt, -vit] /v. ˈɛl əˌveɪt; adj. ˈɛl əˌveɪt, -vɪt/
verb (used with object), elevated, elevating.
1.
to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up.
2.
to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote:
to elevate an archbishop to cardinal.
3.
to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level:
Good poetry may elevate the mind.
4.
to raise the spirits; put in high spirits.
5.
to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume.
adjective
6.
Archaic. raised; elevated.
Origin
1490-1500; < Latin ēlevātus lightened, lifted up (past participle of ēlevāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lev- light + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
nonelevating, adjective
reelevate, verb (used with object), reelevated, reelevating.
Synonyms
1. lift, hoist. 2. advance, upgrade, dignify.
Synonym Study
2. Elevate, enhance, exalt, heighten mean to raise or make higher in some respect. To elevate is to raise something up to a higher level, position, or state: to elevate the living standards of a group. To enhance is to add to the attractions or desirability of something: Landscaping enhances the beauty of the grounds. To exalt is to raise very high in rank, character, estimation, mood, etc.: A king is exalted above his subjects. To heighten is to increase the strength or intensity: to heighten one's powers of concentration.
Examples from the web for elevated
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British Dictionary definitions for elevated

elevated

/ˈɛlɪˌveɪtɪd/
adjective
1.
raised to or being at a higher level
2.
inflated or lofty; exalted: an elevated opinion of oneself
3.
in a cheerful mood; elated
4.
(informal) slightly drunk
noun
5.
(US) short for elevated railway See elevated railway

elevate

/ˈɛlɪˌveɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to move to a higher place
2.
to raise in rank or status; promote
3.
to put in a cheerful mood; elate
4.
to put on a higher cultural plane; uplift: to elevate the tone of a conversation
5.
to raise the axis of a gun
6.
to raise the intensity or pitch of (the voice)
7.
(RC Church) to lift up (the Host) at Mass for adoration
Derived Forms
elevatory, adjective
Word Origin
C15: from Latin ēlevāre from levāre to raise, from levis (adj) light
Word Origin and History for elevated

elevate

v.

late 15c., from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (see lever). Related: Elevated; elevating.

Slang definitions & phrases for elevated

elevated

adjective

Drunk (late-1600s+)


elevate

verb

To rob: go out and ''elevate'' a bank

[1920s+; probably a play on heist]