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Definition of: elevate
(el′ə·vāt) v.t. ·vat·ed, ·vat·ing
1. To raise; lift up.
2. To raise in rank, status, position, etc.; promote.
3. To raise the spirits of; cheer; inspire.
4. To raise the pitch or loudness of.
5. To raise the moral character or intellectual nature of, as a conversation. See synonyms under HEIGHTEN, PROMOTE, RAISE. [<L elevatus, pp. of elevare <ex- out + levare lighten]
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