elevated; raised aloft.-to bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.-to raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.-to raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.-to exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.-to raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.-to intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.-to lessen; to detract from; to disparage.