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elevated

  • /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ US
  • /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dəd/ US

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of elevate

adjective more elevated · most elevated

  1. Raised, usually above ground level.
  2. Increased, particularly above a normal level. the elevated language of poetry
  3. Of a higher rank or status.
  4. Running with administrator rights. Install all the required tools from an elevated console.
  5. archaic, euphemistic, slang Intoxicated; drunk. ‘I hope,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘that our volatile friend is committing no absurdities in that dickey behind.’ ‘Oh dear, no,’ replied Ben Allen. ‘Except when he’s elevated, Bob’s the quietest creature breathing.’
  6. Of a higher register or style.

noun elevateds

  1. US An elevated railway. the Washington Street Elevated

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