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ELEVATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Raise in rank or condition

Example:

The new law lifted many people from poverty

Synonyms:

elevate; lift; raise

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "elevate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "elevate"):

dignify (raise the status of)

exalt (raise in rank, character, or status)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

elevation (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something)

elevation (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Raise from a lower to a higher position

Example:

Lift a load

Synonyms:

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "elevate" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Cause:

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "elevate"):

erect; rear (cause to rise up)

gather up; lift up; pick up (take and lift upward)

boost; hike; hike up (increase)

heighten (increase the height of)

leaven; prove; raise (cause to puff up with a leaven)

chin; chin up (raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar)

pinnacle (raise on or as if on a pinnacle)

skid (elevate onto skids)

underlay (raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type)

levitate (cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity)

pump (raise (gases or fluids) with a pump)

hoist (move from one place to another by lifting)

hoist; run up (raise)

trice; trice up (raise with a line)

hoist; lift; wind (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help)

kick up (cause to rise by kicking)

shoulder (lift onto one's shoulders)

jack; jack up (lift with a special device)

get up (cause to rise)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The men elevate the chairs

Derivation:

elevation (distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level))

elevation (the event of something being raised upward)

elevation (a raised or elevated geological formation)

elevator (lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Example:

I got promoted after many years of hard work

Synonyms:

advance; elevate; kick upstairs; promote; raise; upgrade

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "elevate" is one way to...):

assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "elevate"):

tenure (give life-time employment to)

bring up (promote from a lower position or rank)

spot promote (promote on the spot)

ennoble; entitle; gentle (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)

favor; favour; prefer (promote over another)

brevet (promote somebody by brevet, in the military)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

elevation (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something)

elevation (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The gene is expressed aberrantly at elevated levels in ovarian cancers.

(MUC16 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbohydrate antigen elevated in patients with tumors of the breast, ovary, lung, and prostate as well as other disorders.

(Mucin Peptide MUC-1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Levels of the neurohormone bombesin, also known as gastrin releasing peptide (GRP), are elevated in lung and thyroid cancers, where the substance acts as an autocrine growth factor.

(MoAb Bombesin (ITC-D), NCI Thesaurus)

Amphetamine induces psychologic dependence which is manifested by elevated mood, increased wakefulness, concentration, physical performance and a feeling of well-being.

(Amphetamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers found that unmet sleep needs of the elderly elevate their risk of memory loss and a wide range of mental and physical disorders.

(Deep Sleep May Act as Fountain of Youth in Old Age, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An elevated enzyme activity suggests that the liver is forming saturated fatty acids from sugars at a higher pace, which is harmful to lipid metabolism and overall health.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

One of the causes of elevated homocysteine is a genetic lack of cystathionine beta-synthase and excess methionine intake may be another explanation.

(Biosynthesis of Cysteine Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Elevated levels of BLCA-4 in the urine may identify individuals with bladder cancer.

(BLCA-4, NCI Thesaurus)

Elevated CO2 interferes with the brain functioning of fish so that they do not respond to natural cues and are attracted to unnatural cues.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)

All four oestrogens were significantly elevated, on average, in the 98 foetuses who later developed autism, compared to the 177 foetuses who did not.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)