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adjective el·e·vat·ed \ ˈe-lə-ˌvā-təd \

Definition of elevated

1 a :raised especially above the ground or other surface

an elevated highway

b :increased especially abnormally (as in degree or amount)

elevated blood pressure

2 a :being morally or intellectually on a high plane :refined

elevated conversation

b :formal, dignified

elevated diction

3 :exhilarated in mood or feeling

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Her poetry is known for its elevated style.
an elevated monorail that transports visitors all over the theme park

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When it's finished, the $1.96 million project will create a new two-lane bridge for vehicle traffic, a separate elevated trail for bikes and pedestrians and a reconfigured entrance for safety.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville News Digest," 18 Aug. 2017
Commissary at LINE K-Town Roy Choi’s most elevated dining room takes the form of a stylish version of a greenhouse that appears as if it was plopped down on top of Koreatown’s LINE Hotel from a helicopter.

— brittany martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "The 9 Best Rooftop Bars in LA," 15 Aug. 2017
The book explores the attempts to prosecute Pou and two nurses for homicide after an investigation revealed elevated levels of morphine and other drugs in 23 patients who died at the hospital.

— laura bradley, vanityfair.com, "American Crime Story: Katrina," 10 Aug. 2017
But trouble began to brew when Seattle’s Kyle Seager singled and Guillermo Heredia ripped an elevated slider into the left-field corner with one out, tying the game at 2-2.

— rustin dodd, kansascity, "Royals wobble in seventh, fall 5-2 to the Mariners," 4 Aug. 2017
The Stilts The towers are elevated to provide a better vantage point, of course, but also to protect against errant waves at high tide.

— julia herbst, Los Angeles Magazine, "5 Things You Didn’t Know about L.A.’s Iconic Lifeguard Towers," 13 July 2017
At least two burglars broke into the museum at night, using a ladder to climb to a window from elevated railway tracks.

— kirsten grieshaber, The Seattle Times, "German police arrest 2 suspects in brazen gold coin heist," 12 July 2017
Early on the morning of March 27, burglars used a ladder to climb through a window from elevated railroad tracks outside the Bode Museum, famous for its collections of statues, coins, medals and Byzantine art.

— david shimer, New York Times, "Four Are Arrested in Theft of Giant Gold Coin From Berlin Museum," 12 July 2017
Doors in the wall swivel out to reveal the opera singers who have been harnessed to small, elevated platforms.

— janelle gelfand, Cincinnati.com, "Making magic with an animated 'Magic Flute'," 6 July 2017

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First Known Use of elevated

1553

elevated Synonyms

Synonyms

lifted, raised, uplifted, upraised

Antonyms

sunken

Related Words

aerial, suspended; erect, perpendicular, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical

Near Antonyms

low, low-lying, short, squat

elevated

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Definition of elevated

:²el

First Known Use of elevated

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adjective

Definition of elevated for English Language Learners

: raised above the ground
: higher than normal
: having an intelligent and usually formal tone or quality

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adjective el·e·vat·ed \ ˈel-ə-ˌvāt-əd \

medical Definition of elevated

:increased especially abnormally (as in degree or amount)

elevated blood pressure

elevated temperature

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