re-elevate

el·e·vate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb el-uh-veyt; adjective el-uh-veyt, -vit]
- /reɪ ˈe-lə-ˌvāt, -vət/
- /riː ˈel.ɪ.veɪt/

Definitions of re-elevate word

verb with object re-elevate to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up. 1
verb with object re-elevate to raise to a higher state, rank, or office; exalt; promote: to elevate an archbishop to cardinal. 1
verb with object re-elevate to raise to a higher intellectual or spiritual level: Good poetry may elevate the mind. 1
verb with object re-elevate to raise the spirits; put in high spirits. 1
verb with object re-elevate to raise (the voice) in pitch or volume. 1
adjective re-elevate Archaic. raised; elevated. 1

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

1490-1500; < Latin ēlevātus lightened, lifted up (past participle of ēlevāre), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lev- light + -ātus -ate1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".