elevar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- exalt verb To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- heighten verb To increase the intensity, degree, or effect of something.
- involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
- lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
- up adverb Toward or in a higher position; away from the ground.
- uplift verb To raise someone's mood, spirits, or status.
Senses
elevar is used for these senses in English:
- elevate (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
- exalt (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- heighten To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- involve (mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.
- lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- uplift To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
elevate — full definition
- verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- verb To raise someone's rank, status, or the quality of something.
exalt — full definition
- verb To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- verb To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- verb To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
- verb To refine or subtilize.