[
UK
/ˈɛlɪvˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈɛɫəˌveɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɫəˌveɪt/ ]
VERB
-
raise from a lower to a higher position
Lift a load
Raise your hands -
raise in rank or condition
The new law lifted many people from poverty -
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
How To Use elevate In A Sentence
- The black and white images suggested a lunar surface with bright elevated land masses, grooved by sloping drainage channels and seemingly surrounded by dark, still pools of oily liquid.
- The earthquake highlighted the vulnerability of elevated highways.
- Chronically stressed mammals produce hormones called glucocorticoids, which can suppress certain immune-system and gonadal functions when the hormones remain elevated.
- The double-height section between the elevated bedrooms is covered with a flat glass roof.
- The key to the successful management of patients with severely elevated BP is to differentiate hypertensive crises from hypertensive urgencies.
- Elevated intracranial pressure is present in many pathologic states, including meningitis, intracranial hemorrhage, and tumors.
- Traditional in form, her poetry treats primarily romantic themes with elevated, poetic language.
- The title elevates her to the most highest ranking woman in the court besides the Empress. Unusual Historicals
- Her bold actions have elevated her to the status of national hero and prompted thousands of offers of marriage.
- The radar reveals a number of poleward-moving regions in which the electron temperature is elevated by a factor of 1.5.