Dictionary Entry

elevate

elevate is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Elevated; raised aloft. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 11 senses

Definitions

1adjective
Elevated; raised aloft.
2transitive verb
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
3transitive verb
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
4transitive verb
To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
5transitive verb
To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
6transitive verb
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
7transitive verb
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
8transitive verb
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
9verb
raise in rank or condition
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"
Synonyms
lift raise
10verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
Synonyms
lift raise
11verb
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"
Synonyms
advance promote raise upgrade

Synonyms

lift raise advance promote upgrade

Common word forms

elevated elevates elevating

Words from these letters

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