élever — meaning in English
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English meaning
- advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- breed verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
- inveigh verb To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.
- raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
- rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
- uplift verb To raise someone's mood, spirits, or status.
Senses
élever is used for these senses in English:
- advance To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
- bring up To raise or rear (children).
- elevate (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
- foster (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- inveigh (intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]
- mount (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- nurture The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
advance — full definition
- verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- verb To give money before it is normally due.
- noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
- adj Happening or done ahead of time.
breed — full definition
- verb To produce offspring, especially of animals reproducing.
- verb To keep and mate animals deliberately, aiming to produce specific traits in their offspring.
- verb To cause or lead to something, especially something negative, over time.
- noun A particular type of animal (or occasionally plant) within a species, produced through selective mating.