[el.e.vate] adj (14c) archaic: elevated
[2]el.e.vate vb -vat.ed ; -vat.ing [ME, fr. L elevatus, pp. of elevare, fr. e- + levare to raise--more at lever] vt (15c) 1: to lift up: raise
2: to raise in rank or status: exalt
3: to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally
4: to raise the spirits of: elate ~ vi: to become elevated: rise "his voice ~ed to a shout" syn see lift