Elevate /(?)/

El·e·vate

Elevate

a.
  1. Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic]

Elevate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating

  1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
  2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
  3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
  4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
  5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
  6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive]
  7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning]

Phrases & Compounds

To elevate a piece
to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.