elevated
Syllables: el·e·vated/ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/
elevated is the simple past and past participle of elevate.
Adjective
elevated (comparative more elevated, superlative most elevated)
- Raised, usually above ground level.
- Increased, particularly above a normal level.
- the elevated language of poetry
- The patient presented with elevated blood pressure.
- Of a higher rank or status.
- Running with administrator rights.
- Install all the required tools from an elevated console.
- Intoxicated; drunk.
- ‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’
‘Oh dear, no,’ replied Ben Allen. ‘Except when he’s elevated, Bob’s the quietest creature breathing.’1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC - A man whom Tom knew was returning one evening from a fair, a little elevated of course, when he met a berrin (i. e. funeral), which he joined, as is the custom; but, to his surprise, there was no one there that he knew except one man, and he had been dead for some years.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 367
- ‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’
- Of a higher register or style.
Meaning of elevate
Verb
elevate (third-person singular simple present elevates, present participle elevating, simple past and past participle elevated)
- To raise (something) to a higher position.
- The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.
- To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- Hard Fate of Greatness, We so highly Elevated
Are more expos’d to Censure than the little ones,1682, Aphra Behn, “The Roundheads or, The Good Old Cause”, in et al., London: D. Brown, act I, scene 1, page 6
- Synonyms:
- exalt, promote, advance, aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, honor, nobilitate, prefer, raise
- Antonyms:
- demote, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame, degrade, demean, depress, discredit
- Hard Fate of Greatness, We so highly Elevated
- To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
- The traditional worldview elevates man as the pinnacle of creation.
- Synonyms:
- ennoble, exalt, honor, advance, aggrandize, dignify, nobilitate, prefer, promote, raise
- To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
- A talented chef can elevate everyday ingredients into gourmet delights.
- To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
- […] the devout Christian improves the Blessings he receives of this inferiour World, to elevate his mind above it:1665, Robert Boyle, Occasional Reflections upon Several Subjects, London: Henry Herringman, Section 4, Chapter 4, pp. 73-74
Noun
elevated (plural elevateds)
- An elevated railway.
- the Washington Street Elevated
- Mr. Nunheim's home was on the fourth floor of a dark, damp, and smelly building made noisy by the Sixth Avenue elevated.1934, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 16, in The Thin Man, New York: Knopf
Forms of elevated
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more elevated |
| superlative | most elevated |
| Noun | |
| plural | elevateds |
Words formed from elevated
Phrases with elevated
Questions about elevated
- What does elevated mean?
- Elevated means raised, usually above ground level.
- What is elevated the simple past and past participle of?
- Elevated is the simple past and past participle of elevate.
- What part of speech is elevated?
- Elevated can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce elevated?
- Elevated is pronounced /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ (US).
Words near elevated in the dictionary
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