elevate

The word “elevate” has 3 syllables: el-e-vate

It's pronounced as /ˈɛlɪveɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for elevate?

In the thesaurus, “elevate” has 109 synonyms and 73 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for elevate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for elevate

acclaim
advance
aggrandize
animate
applaud
appoint
ascend
boost
brighten
bring up
build up
buoy up
canonize
celebrate
cheer
cite
commend
commission
commove
compliment
congratulate
content
crane
decorate
deify
delight
dignify
elate
enhance
ennoble
enrapture
enshrine
ensky
enthrone
erect
eulogize
exalt
excite
exhilarate
extol
extoll
fetch up
forward
further
gladden
glorify
gratify
hail
hearten
heave
heft
heighten
hike
hike up
hoist
honor
idealize
improve
increase
inspire
intensify
intoxicate
jack up
kick upstairs
knight
laud
levitate
lift
lift up
magnify
mount
perk up
pick up
please
poise
praise
prefer
promote
pump
put up
pyramid
raise
ramp
rear
refine
rejoice
rise
romanticize
rouse
salute
sanitize
satisfy
shoot up
skip
stilt
stimulate
sublimate
sugarcoat
swell
take up
tilt
transport
up
upend
upgrade
uphold
uplift
upraise
warm

Antonyms for elevate

abase
bear
belittle
bring down
castigate
censure
condemn
criticize
damn
debase
decrease
decry
degrade
demean
demoralize
demote
denounce
depose
deprecate
depreciate
depress
descend
dethrone
detract
diminish
dip
discourage
disdain
disgrace
dishearten
dishonor
dismiss
disparage
dispirit
distress
downgrade
drop
dull
expel
fall
halt
humble
humiliate
impeach
lessen
lower
minimize
mortify
oppress
oust
overthrow
pitch
plunge
press
push
push down
reduce
reject
remove
reprobate
sadden
shame
sink
slip
spurn
stop
submerge
take down
trouble
unmake
unseat
upset
weaken

Meanings of elevate

verb
1. To raise (something) to a higher position.
2. To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
3. To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
4. To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
5. To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
6. To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
7. To lift the spirits of (someone).
8. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make (someone) tipsy.
9. (Latinism) To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.
adjective
1. Elevated; raised aloft.

Example Sentences

The speaker's words helped to elevate the mood of the entire audience.
The new job will elevate her career to the next level.
The organization aims to elevate the quality of education in rural areas.
The coach's advice was meant to elevate the team's performance.
The artist used vibrant colors to elevate the emotional impact of the painting.

On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elevate, such as: abase, acclaim, advance, aggrandize, animate, applaud, appoint.

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