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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level;
[syn: elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. raised above the ground;
- Example: "an elevated platform"

2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
- Example: "an exalted ideal"
- Example: "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- Example: "a noble and lofty concept"
- Example: "a grand purpose"
[syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]

3. increased in amount or degree;
- Example: "raised temperature"
[syn: raised(a), elevated]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.] 1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position. [1913 Webster] 3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits. [1913 Webster] 4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character. [1913 Webster] 5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice. [1913 Webster] 6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech. Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Elevated \El"e*va`ted\, a. Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts. [1913 Webster] Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

elevated adj 1: raised above the ground; "an elevated platform" 2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded] 3: increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" [syn: raised(a), elevated] n 1: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level [syn: elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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