elevate
/ˈeləˌveɪt/EH-luh-vayt
/ˈɛləˌveɪt/EH-luh-vayt
Meaningto lift up
Common meaning: to lift higher
- eout
- levlight in weight; to raiseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1054 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘out’ + ‘light in weight’ → elevate
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
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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
- levis; levō Latin “light in weight; to raise”
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