5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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.
7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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.
El"e*va`ted (?), a. Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts.
Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel.
El"e*va`ted*ness, n. The quality of being elevated.
El`e*va"tion (?), n. [L. elevatio: cf. F. élévation.] 1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us." Locke.
His style . . . wanted a little elevation.
Sir H. Wotton.
3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
4. (Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.