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el·e·vate    (l-vt) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ele·vat·ed , ele·vat·ing , ele·vates

1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of.
3. To promote to a higher rank.
4. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level.
5. To lift the spirits of; elate. See Synonyms at lift.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English elevaten, from Latin levre , levt- : -, ex-, up ; see ex- + levre, to raise; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots

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