adj
Meaning 1
Raised, usually above ground level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
elevated
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/
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General-American: /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dəd/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 L AH0 V EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Increased, particularly above a normal level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the elevated language of poetry
- The patient presented with elevated blood pressure.
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a higher rank or status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Running with administrator rights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- Install all the required tools from an elevated console.
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adj
Meaning 5
Intoxicated; drunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, euphemistic, slang
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adj
Meaning 6
Of a higher register or style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
An elevated railway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- the Washington Street Elevated
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verb
Meaning 8
simple past and past participle of elevate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
increased in amount or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- raised temperature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raised(a)
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
raised above the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an elevated platform
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an exalted ideal
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals
- a noble and lofty concept
- a grand purpose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exalted, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elevated railway, elevated railroad, el, overhead railway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
Narrower terms: roller coaster, big dipper, chute-the-chute
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: издигнат (izdignat) — above ground level
- Catalan: elevat — above ground level
- German: gehoben — above ground level
- Latin: elevatus — above ground level
- Macedonian: издигнат (izdignat) — above ground level
- Romanian: ridicat — above ground level
- Russian: возвы́шенный (vozvýšennyj) — above ground level
- Sanskrit: उच्च (ucca) — above ground level
- Ottoman Turkish: یوكسك (yüksek) — above ground level
- Uyghur: كۆتەرمە (köterme) — above ground level
- Finnish: kohonnut — above normal
- French: élevé — above normal
- German: erhöht — above normal
- Hindi: ऊपर (ūpar) — above normal
- Irish: ardaithe — above normal
- Latin: celsus — above normal
- Romanian: ridicat — above normal
- Ottoman Turkish: یوكسك (yüksek) — above normal
- Bulgarian: възвишен (vǎzvišen) — of a higher rank
- Russian: возвы́шенный (vozvýšennyj) — of a higher rank
- German: gehoben — of a higher linguistic register
- Russian: высо́кий (vysókij) — of a higher linguistic register
Real reading context