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English verb: elevate | |||
| 1. | elevate (social) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | ||
| Samples | John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms. I got promoted after many years of hard work. | ||
| Synonyms | advance, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brevet, bring up, ennoble, entitle, favor, favour, gentle, prefer, spot promote, tenure | ||
| Antonyms | demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break | ||
| 2. | elevate (motion) raise from a lower to a higher position | ||
| Samples | Raise your hands. Lift a load. | ||
| Examples | The men elevate the chairs | ||
| Synonyms | bring up, get up, lift, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boost, chin, chin up, erect, gather up, get up, heighten, hike, hike up, hoist, hoist, hoist, jack, jack up, kick up, leaven, levitate, lift, lift up, pick up, pinnacle, prove, pump, raise, rear, run up, shoulder, skid, trice, trice up, underlay, wind | ||
| Cause | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Antonyms | bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | ||
| 3. | elevate (change) raise in rank or condition | ||
| Samples | The new law lifted many people from poverty. | ||
| Synonyms | lift, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dignify, exalt | ||
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