Hypernym

verb

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

elevate 2

verbdomain: v movement

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

raise from a lower to a higher position

Examples

1.Raise your hands
2.Lift a load

Synonyms

raise 2
raise from a lower to a higher position
lift 1
raise from a lower to a higher position
get up 3
raise from a lower to a higher position
bring up 4
raise from a lower to a higher position

Derivationally related form

elevator 1

noun

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

elevation 5

noun

distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

elevation 1

noun

the event of something being raised upward

elevation 4

noun

a raised or elevated geological formation

Hyponym

get up 4

verb

cause to rise

jack 1

verb

lift with a special device

shoulder 1

verb

lift onto one's shoulders

kick up 1

verb

cause to rise by kicking

hoist 1

verb

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Cause

rise 1

verb

move upward

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