elevate
/ˈɛləveɪt/verb
elevate is spelled E-L-E-V-A-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, elevate means “To raise (something) to a higher position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elevate?
| Letters | 7: E-L-E-V-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is elevate?
Elevate appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce elevate?
- /ˈɛləveɪt/
As an adjective (“Elevated, raised aloft”): /ˈɛləvət/.
Elevate has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-elevate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of elevate
- elevates present, singular, he/she/it
- elevating participle, present
- elevated participle, past
- more elevate comparative
- most elevate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elevate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To raise (something) to a higher position.
The doctor told me elevating my legs would help reduce the swelling.
- 2
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- 3
To temporarily grant a program additional security privileges to the system to perform a privileged action (usually on the program's request).
Did you forget that all programs that modify the registry need to be elevated?
- 4
To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
The traditional worldview elevates man as the pinnacle of creation.
- 5
To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
A talented chef can elevate everyday ingredients into gourmet delights.
- 6
To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
- 7
To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
Some drugs have the side effect of elevating your blood sugar level.
- 8
datedTo increase the loudness of (a sound, especially one's voice).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteElevated, raised aloft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elevate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élever , augmenter |
| German | erhöhen, anheben |
| Portuguese | elevar |
| Spanish | elevar, levantar, subir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.