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Elevate vs Upraise - What's the difference?

elevate | upraise |

As verbs the difference between elevate and upraise

is that elevate is to raise (something) to a higher position; to lift while upraise is (archaic) to raise something up; to elevate.

As a adjective elevate

is (obsolete) elevated; raised aloft.

elevate

English

Verb

(elevat)
  • To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
  • To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
  • To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
  • To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
  • To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
    • to elevate the voice
  • (dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.
  • (obsolete, Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)

    Synonyms

    * (raise) lift, raise * (promote) promote, exalt * (ennoble) ennoble, honour/honor, exalt * (elate) cheer up, elate * (increase the intensity of) increase, raise, turn up, up (informal)

    Antonyms

    * (raise) drop, lower * (promote) demote * (elate) depress, sadden * (increase the intensity of) decrease, diminish, lower, reduce, turn down

    Related terms

    * elevation * elevator * lever * levity

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Elevated; raised aloft.
    • (Milton)

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    upraise

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) To raise something up; to elevate.
  • *1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.i:
  • *:So fell those two in spight of both their prydes, / But Scudamour himselfe did soone vprayse , / And mounting light his foe for lying long vpbrayes.
  • (archaic) To move something upright; to erect.

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