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
- 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
- advance
- aggrandize
- animate
- appoint
- boost
- brighten
- bring up
- build up
- buoy up
- cheer
- dignify
- elate
- enhance
- ennoble
- erect
- exalt
- excite
- exhilarate
- fetch up
- further
- glorify
- hearten
- heighten
- hike up
- hoist
- honor
- increase
- inspire
- intensify
- jack up
- levitate
- lift up
- magnify
- perk up
- poise
- prefer
- pump
- put up
- pyramid
- raise
- ramp
- rear
- refine
- rouse
- shoot up
- skip
- stilt
- sublimate
- swell
- take up
- tilt
- upgrade
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
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