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elevate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of elevate

elate, enrapture, exhilarate, intoxicate, transport
Words Related to elevate

commove, excite, inspire, stimulate, uplift

content, delight, gladden, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, warm
Near Antonyms of elevate

demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit

distress, oppress, sadden
Antonyms of elevate

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 of elevate

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

ascend, mount, rise

rear, upend
Near Antonyms of elevate

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

sink, submerge
Antonyms of elevate

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 of elevate

advance, promote, raise, upgrade
Words Related to elevate

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
Phrases Synonymous with elevate

kick upstairs
Near Antonyms of elevate

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 of elevate

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 of elevate

aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify
Words Related to elevate

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift

heighten, intensify

idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat

acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise
Near Antonyms of elevate

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize
Antonyms of elevate

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

Synonym Discussion of elevate

lift, raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.
    • lift the chair while I vacuum
raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.
    • scouts raising a flagpole
rear may add an element of suddenness to raise.
    • suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs
elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied.
    • elevated the taste of the public
hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means.
    • hoisted the cargo on board
heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain.
    • heaved the heavy crate inside
boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push.
    • boosted his brother over the fence

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