elevate

Where “elevate” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To raise (something) to a higher position.
2. 2
   To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
3. 3
   To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
4. 4
   To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
5. 5
   To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
6. 6
   To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
7. 7
   To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
8. 8
   To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
9. 9
   To lift the spirits of (someone)
10. 10
    To intoxicate in a slight degree; to make (someone) tipsy.
11. 11
    To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English elevaten (“to raise up, erect; to elate, inflate (e.g. with pride); (alchemy) to vaporize; (of a bone, excressence, blood vessel) to protrude”), from elevat(e) (“(in physical elevation, in rank, in altitude above the horizon) high”, also used as the past participle of elevaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), further from Latin ēlevātus, the perfect passive participle of ēlevō (“to raise, lift up”), from ē- (“out”) + levō (“to make light, to lift”), from levis (“light”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see levity and lever.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelvate,eleavte,elevaet,elevatte,elevtae,elevvate,ellevate,elveate,leevate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of elevate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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