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elevated Definition


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elevate
verb elevated, elevating
    1. To raise or lift.
      Thesaurus: raise, heighten, lift, uplift, hoist, heave, boost; Antonym: lower.
    2. To give a higher rank or status to someone or something.
      Thesaurus: promote, advance, upgrade, further, augment, exalt; Antonym: lessen.
    3. To improve (a person's mind, etc) morally or intellectually.
    4. To make someone more cheerful.
Derivative: elevating
adj
    Improving the mind; morally uplifting.
Derivative: elevatory
adj
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin elevare.




    elevated
    adj
      1. Said of a rank or position, etc: very high; important.
      2. Said of thoughts or ideas, etc: intellectually advanced or very moral.
        Thesaurus: noble, sublime, dignified, eminent, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded; Antonym: base, informal, lowly.
      3. Said of land or buildings: raised above the level of their surroundings.
        Thesaurus: raised, high, aerial, towering, tall, lofty.
      4. Cheerful; elated.
      5. colloq
        Slightly drunk.
    noun


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