elevate

elevate

verb

Definition of ELEVATE

1

to fill with great joy <seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives>

Synonyms elevate, enrapture, exhilarate, intoxicate, transport

Related Words commove, excite, inspire, stimulate, uplift; content, delight, gladden, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, warm

Near Antonyms demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit; distress, oppress, sadden

Antonyms depress

2

to move from a lower to a higher place or position <the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table>

Synonyms boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Related Words ascend, mount, rise; rear, upend

Near Antonyms descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip; bear, depress, press, push; sink, submerge

Antonyms drop, lower

3

to move higher in rank or position <the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal>

Synonyms advance, elevate, raise, upgrade

Related Words forward, further; aggrandize, boost, heighten, improve, lift, uplift; commission, ennoble, knight; acclaim, applaud, celebrate, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate; eulogize, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, hail, honor, laud, praise, salute

Near Antonyms depose, dethrone, dismiss, expel, impeach, oust, overthrow, remove, unmake, unseat; demean, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, mortify, shame, take down; censure, condemn, damn, denounce, reprobate

Antonyms abase, degrade, demote, downgrade, lower, reduce

4

to assign a high status or value to <a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues>

Synonyms aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify

Related Words boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat; acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise

Near Antonyms belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize

Antonyms abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate