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1
to fill with great joy
- seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives
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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
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3
to move higher in rank or position
- the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal
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4
to assign a high status or value to
- a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues
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The first known use of elevate was in the 14th century
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