elevate

/ˈeləˌveɪt/EH-luh-vayt
/ˈɛləˌveɪt/EH-luh-vayt

Meaningto lift up

Common meaning: to lift higher

‘out’ + ‘light in weight’ → elevate

Journey through time

  1. Latinlevis; levō‘light in weight’
  2. Englishelevate‘to lift higher’ · today

e- also in: emitejecteraseerecterode

lev also in: leverlevityrelievealleviate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin levis; levō ‘light in weight; to raise’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry levis, p. 1054 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

alleviateleverlevityrelieve

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