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# elevate

verb (elevate, elevates, elevated, elevating)

«elevate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To lift something up to a higher position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#m1)
2. To give someone a higher rank or importance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#m2)
3. To make something better or improve it, like a mood or a dish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In first aid, you elevate (raise) an injured leg or arm to reduce swelling or bleeding; in geography, «elevation» means height above sea level; in stories, someone is elevated to a higher job; phrases: «elevate your leg», «elevated position», «elevate your mood».

### Examples

- Elevate your sprained ankle on a cushion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x1)
- The nurse told him to elevate his arm to stop the bleeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x2)
- The house stands on an elevated spot above the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x3)
- Music can elevate your mood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x4)
- She was elevated to captain of the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x5)
- The train runs on an elevated track above the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x6)
- It was a fiery look, that seemed at once to elevate and to crush him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: elevation (height above sea level). US: elevator = UK: lift. First aid: RICE = Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elevate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elevate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elevate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elevate.html) on Mova free.