Elevate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 将某人某物举起
• ［英］ v. 将某人某物举起 ( lift sb / sth up)
• ［记］ e ( 出) +lev ( 举起) +ave -> 举出 -> 升高

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• archaic elevated

II. verb (-vated; -vating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare, from e- + levare to raise — more at lever
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to lift up or make higher ; raise <elevate a patient's leg><exercises that elevate the heart rate>
  • 2. to raise in rank or status <was elevated to chairman>
  • 3. to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally <great books that both entertain and elevate their readers>
  • 4. to raise the spirits of ; elate
• intransitive verb
  • to become elevated ; rise <his voice elevated to a shout>
• Synonyms: see lift

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