"elevated" in the noun sense

1. elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway

a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

"elevated" in the verb sense

1. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"

"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"

"I got promoted after many years of hard work"

2. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

raise from a lower to a higher position

"Raise your hands"

"Lift a load"

3. lift, raise, elevate

raise in rank or condition

"The new law lifted many people from poverty"

"elevated" in the adjective sense

1. elevated

raised above the ground

"an elevated platform"

2. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded

of high moral or intellectual value elevated in nature or style

"an exalted ideal"

"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks

"a noble and lofty concept"

"a grand purpose"

3. raised, elevated

increased in amount or degree

"raised temperature"

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