Associations to the word «Elevate»

Wiktionary

ELEVATE, verb. (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
ELEVATE, verb. (transitive) To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
ELEVATE, verb. (transitive) To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
ELEVATE, verb. (transitive) To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
ELEVATE, verb. (transitive) To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
ELEVATE, verb. (dated) (colloquial) (humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
ELEVATE, verb. (obsolete) (Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
ELEVATE, adjective. (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.

Dictionary definition

ELEVATE, verb. 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".
ELEVATE, verb. Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load".
ELEVATE, verb. Raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza