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Adjective: elevated  'e-lu,vey-tid
  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
Noun: elevated  'e-lu,vey-tid
  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 [US], overhead railway
Verb: elevate  'e-lu,veyt
  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: increased, noble, raised

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

Encyclopedia: Elevated

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