elevate

[US]/ˈelɪveɪt/
[UK]/ˈelɪveɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. lift up; raise up; uplift mood; promote position.

Example Sentences

the elevated section of the M4.

He elevated the blinds.

The clerk was elevated to a managerial position.

an elevated prose style.

an elevated railroad

he elevates stage managing to an art form.

the exercise will naturally elevate your chest and head.

in the 1920s he was elevated to Secretary of State.

this hotel has an elevated position above the village.

the elevated canon of great literary texts.

these parish gentry were conscious of their elevated status.

he was elevated to the peerage two years ago.

the duchy had been elevated to the status of a principality.

Good reading elevates the mind.

The good news elevated everyone's spirits.

The President elevated him to the House of Lords.

The platform was elevated to a height of five feet.

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