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1. Raised above the ground
   "an elevated platform"
    
2. Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
   "an elevated ideal"
   - exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
    
3. Increased in amount or degree
   "elevated temperature"
   - raised

1. A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
   - elevated railway, elevated railroad, el, overhead railway

1. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
   "I got elevated after many years of hard work"
   - promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise
    
2. Take from a lower to a higher position
   "elevate your hands"
   - raise, lift, get up, bring up
    
3. Increase in condition, wealth, quality of life, etc.
   "The new law elevated many people from poverty"
   - lift, raise

Derived forms: elevateds

See also: elevation, elevator, increased, noble, raised

Type of: alter, assign, change, delegate, depute, designate, displace, modify, move, railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Elevate