Term Gallery logo

Meanings of elevate in English

Portuguese
levantar
Spanish
levantar
Catalan
elevar

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.

Related terms
levantar

To make high; to raise higher.

Synonyms
Examples for "heighten"
Examples for "heighten"
1
The trouble schools have is finding ways to heighten security at schools.
The South African
2
EBONY: How can the use of lubricant with toys heighten the experience?
Ebony
3
In my case, cocaine did not heighten my aggression in the least.
Extra lives: why video games matter
4
We expect Hopson's refinancing risks to heighten in the next 12 months.
Reuters
5
The blast will heighten concern about the safety of foreigners in Pakistan.
Reuters
Usage of elevate in English
1
This tendency to elevate profit above principle is not new in Ireland.
The Irish Times
2
The Google News Initiative aims to, firstly, elevate and strengthen quality journalism.
The South African
3
Conclusions: Serum ghrelin concentration appears to elevate in response to surgical stress.
Pubmed
4
I think it is wrong to elevate the romance in that way.
The Guardian
5
The debate, sponsored by ABC News, did nothing to elevate his mood.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
6
Teams that successfully elevate the apple will also receive twenty bonus points.
Wired
7
Above all, they have wanted to elevate the transformative power of play.
Drawing Down the Moon
8
It is better to elevate the debate so as to shape it.
The Guardian
9
The perfect carry on or personal item can easily elevate an outfit.
Ebony
10
Fikile is willing to do whatever it takes to elevate her status.
The South African
11
Ariosto and Tasso are very absurdly depressed in order to elevate Dante.
The Prose Works of William Wordsworth / For the First Time Colle...
12
Her works thus not only elevate the taste but amend the heart.
The Young Maiden
13
You are already as high in rank as I can elevate you.
The Red Rover: A Tale
14
To tell this bowdlerized story of her brother was to elevate herself.
Career of Evil
15
Somehow they interact with the central nervous system to elevate your mood.
Home to italy
16
The willingness to elevate super-modest things is either in you or not.
The Guardian
About this term
More collocations
Translations for elevate
Elevate through the time
Elevate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common