- Synonyms: raise, increase, heighten, lift
- Antonyms: lower, decrease, lessen, drop
- Origin: 1497, from L elevare meaning "to lift up, raise," (as in elevator) which comes from the parts ex- meaning "out," + -levis meaning "light in weight"
- Example: I need to use a ladder to elevate myself to the height where I can reach the Nerds in the lights!
Watch as this amicable young man elevates himself almost magically...
8 comments:
Jason says
The words elevate and levitate are related because if you are levitating yourself into the air you are elevating yourself.WOO HOO!
Gary says....
THAT WAS SO COOL! when that guy levitate obove
the ground!
matt siad
Elevate is where you float and levitate is when you're on the ground
nate says
Elevate and levitate are the same because he's elevating his foot which makes it look like he's levitating.
Tye says...
It is hard to elevate.
Ashaylah says
There are because if you if we had the word levitate one of yours will be elevate and you no the inverse all over again.woo! woo! clap! clap!!
Syreena says.........
Elevate and levitate are related because they both mean to raise or lift . You levitate or you elevate something. They mean the same thing . They can be synonyms!!
Stuff: this sentence was going to
be long but Syreena had to evade!
Ashaylah says
Mrs.Brucker my dad showed me some other ways to elevate it was kinda like your way but a little more cooler and by by woo! woo! clap! clap!.
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