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elevate

verb
 OPAL W
🔊/ˈelɪveɪt/
🔊/ˈelɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they elevate
🔊/ˈelɪveɪt/
🔊/ˈelɪveɪt/
he / she / it elevates
🔊/ˈelɪveɪts/
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past simple elevated
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
past participle elevated
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
-ing form elevating
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ/
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  1.  
    (formal) to give somebody/something a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve 提拔，晋升，提升（到不应有的位置）synonym raise, promote
    • elevate somebody/something (to something) He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government.他将许多朋友都提拔到政府部门的要职上。🔊🔊
    • elevate something (into/to something) It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.这是试图将足球拔高成一门学科来进行严肃的研究。🔊🔊
    • He has elevated bad taste into an art form.他已将不良品味提升为一种艺术形式。
  2.  
    elevate something (specialist or formal) to lift something up or put something in a higher position举起；抬起
    • It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.将受伤的腿抬高是很重要的。🔊🔊
  3. elevate something (specialist) to make the level of something increase提高；使升高
    • Smoking often elevates blood pressure.抽烟常常使血压升高。🔊🔊
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  4. elevate something (formal) to improve a person’s mood, so that they feel happy使情绪高昂；使精神振奋；使兴高采烈
    • The song never failed to elevate his spirits.这首歌总使他精神振奋。🔊🔊
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).