Engelsk verb: elevate | |||
1. | elevate (om adferd) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | advance, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | brevet, bring up, ennoble, entitle, favor, favour, gentle, prefer, spot promote, tenure | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break | ||
2. | elevate (om bevegelse) raise from a lower to a higher position | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Raise your hands. Lift a load. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | The men elevate the chairs | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bring up, get up, lift, raise | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | displace, move | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Medfører | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down | ||
3. | elevate (om endring) raise in rank or condition | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The new law lifted many people from poverty. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | lift, raise | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alter, change, modify | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | dignify, exalt | ||