Antonyms for elevates

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɛl əˌveɪt; adjective ˈɛl əˌveɪt, -vɪt

Definition of elevates

Origin : late 15c., from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (see lever). Related: Elevated; elevating.

verb lift up
verb promote; augment
verb raise spirits

Example sentences :

Then every Athenian improves and elevates them; all with the exception of myself; and I alone am their corrupter?
Extract from : « Apology » by Plato

It is the kind of sunshine that dazzles the eye, elevates the spirit, and warms the back.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

It is the influence that adorns, elevates, and embellishes existence.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

To-day their self-satisfaction has made them indifferent to anything that elevates.
Extract from : « The Sequel » by George A. Taylor

It elevates the sub-human and lowers the superhuman to the human.
Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik

And she elevates her trumpet, as if she were eager to get a confirmation of that fact.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 » by Various

Do you suppose that a maiden Gy will conceal a sentiment that it elevates her to feel?
Extract from : « The Coming Race » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

There is nothing that elevates the mind like general cultivation.
Extract from : « The Beth Book » by Sarah Grand

What confidence is it that elevates you to oppose the Romans?
Extract from : « The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem » by Flavius Josephus

It elevates the aspirations, expands the soul, and stimulates the mental powers.
Extract from : « Character » by Samuel Smiles

Synonyms for elevates

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