adj elevated; raised aloft.
2. elevate ·vt to intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
3. elevate ·vt to lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
4. elevate ·vt to raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness;
said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
5. elevate ·vt to raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
6. elevate ·vt to raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
7. elevate ·vt to bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, ·etc.
8. elevate ·vt to exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.