Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (a.) Elevated; raised aloft.

2. (v. t.) To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.

3. (v. t.) To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.

4. (v. t.) To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.

5. (v. t.) To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.

6. (v. t.) To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.

7. (v. t.) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.

8. (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.