elevate

CEFRC1

/ˈɛləveɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To lift something to a higher position or level.

  2. 02

    verb

    To raise someone's status, mood, or importance.

Examples

  • He pressed the button to elevate the bed.

  • New truth and knowledge always elevate human life and most usually find practical application.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɛləvət/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To promote (someone) to a higher rank.

  2. To raise (something) to a higher position.

  3. To temporarily grant a program additional security privileges to the system to perform a privileged action (usually on the program's request).

More examples

In context

  • Try to elevate your career.

  • Did you forget that all programs that modify the registry need to be elevated?

  • The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English elevaten (“to raise up, erect; to elate, inflate (e.g. with pride); (alchemy) to vaporize; (of a bone, excressence, blood vessel) to protrude”), from elevat(e) (“(in physical elevation, in rank, in altitude above the horizon) high”, also used as the past participle of elevaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), further from Latin ēlevātus, the perfect passive participle of ēlevō (“to raise, lift up”), from ē- (“out”) + levō (“to make light, to lift”), from levis (“light”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see levity and lever.