elevate  /'ɛləv,et/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  elevate
  (vt.)提高,升高,?高,提拔

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Elevate \El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]
     Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elevated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Elevating}.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
     levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
     {Levity}.]
     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] ``The elevated cavaliers sent for two
        tubs of merry stingo.'' --Sir W. Scott.
  
     7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
        meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
  
     {To elevate a piece} (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
        the breech.
  
     Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
          heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  elevate
       v 1: 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"; "I
            got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote},
             {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}] [ant: {demote}]
       2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
          "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {get up}, {bring up}]
          [ant: {lower}]
       3: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
          from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]