Noah Webster's Dictionary 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.

Multi-Version Concordance Elevate (1 Occurrence) 2 Corinthians 11:7 Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Good News free of charge? (See NIV)