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elevate Apr 1st 2013, 23:37 Revision as of 01:18, 9 February 2013 (edit) Rukhabot (Talk | contribs) Latest revision as of 23:37, 1 April 2013 (edit) (undo) Equinox (Talk | contribs) Line 60: Line 60:   * Spanish: {{t+|es|subir}}   * Spanish: {{t+|es|subir}}   {{trans-bottom}}   {{trans-bottom}}   +   + ===Adjective===   + {{en-adj}}   +   + # {{obsolete}} Elevated; raised aloft.   + #: {{rfquotek|Milton}}       ====External links====   ====External links==== Latest revision as of 23:37, 1 April 2013 Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Adjective 2 Italian 3 Latin [edit] English [edit] Etymology From Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare ("to raise, lift up"), from e ("out") + levare ("to make light, to lift"), from levis ("light"); see levity and lever. [edit] Verb elevate (third-person singular simple present elevates, present participle elevating, simple past and past participle elevated) (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift. (transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank. (transitive) To ennoble or honour/honor (someone). (transitive) To lift someone's spirits; to elate. (transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound. [edit] Synonyms (raise): lift, raise (promote): promote, exalt (ennoble): ennoble, honour/honor, exalt (elate): cheer up, elate (increase the intensity of): increase, raise, turn up, up (informal) [edit] Antonyms (raise): drop, lower (promote): demote (elate): depress, sadden (increase the intensity of): decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn down [edit] Related terms elevation elevator lever levity [edit] Translations increase the intensity of [edit] Adjective elevate (comparative more elevate, superlative most elevate) (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft. (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?) [edit] External links elevate in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 elevate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911 [edit] Italian [edit] Verb elevate second-person plural present indicative of elevare second-person plural imperative of elevare Feminine plural of elevato [edit] Verb ēlevāte second-person plural present active imperative of ēlevō

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