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

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

   "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

   Synonyms: lift, raise

10. verb. raise from a lower to a higher position

    "Raise your hands"

    "Lift a load"

    Synonyms: lift, raise

11. 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"

    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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