The difference between Elevate and Lower
When used as verbs, elevate means to raise (something) to a higher position, whereas lower means to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended.
Elevate is also adjective with the meaning: elevated.
check bellow for the other definitions of Elevate and Lower
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Elevate as a verb (transitive):
To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
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Elevate as a verb (transitive):
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
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Elevate as a verb (transitive):
To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
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Elevate as a verb (transitive):
To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
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Elevate as a verb (transitive):
To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
Examples:
"to elevate the voice"
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Elevate as a verb (dated, colloquial, humorous):
To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
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Elevate as a verb (obsolete, [[Latinism]]):
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
Examples:
"rfquotek Jeremy Taylor"
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Elevate as an adjective (obsolete):
Elevated; raised aloft.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Lower as an adjective:
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Lower as an adjective:
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
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Lower as an adjective (geology, of strata or geological time periods):
older
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Lower as an adverb:
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
Examples:
"lower a bucket into a well"
"to lower a sail of a boat"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
to pull down
Examples:
"to lower a flag"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To reduce the height of
Examples:
"lower a fence or wall"
"lower a chimney or turret"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To depress as to direction
Examples:
"lower the aim of a gun"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To make less elevated
Examples:
"to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
Examples:
"lower the temperature"
"lower one's vitality"
"lower distilled liquors"
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To bring down; to humble
Examples:
"lower one's pride"
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Lower as a verb (reflexive):
(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
Examples:
"I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes."
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Lower as a verb (transitive):
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
Examples:
"lower the price of goods"
"lower the interest rate"
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Lower as a verb (intransitive):
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
Examples:
"The river lowered as rapidly as it rose."
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Lower as a verb (intransitive):
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
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Lower as a verb:
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- elevate vs lift
- elevate vs raise
- drop vs elevate
- elevate vs lower
- elevate vs promote
- elevate vs exalt
- demote vs elevate
- elevate vs ennoble
- elevate vs honour
- elevate vs honor
- elevate vs exalt
- elevate vs increase
- elevate vs raise
- elevate vs turn up
- elevate vs up
- decrease vs elevate
- diminish vs elevate
- elevate vs lower
- elevate vs reduce
- elevate vs turn down
- cheer up vs elevate
- elate vs elevate
- depress vs elevate
- elevate vs sadden
- higher vs lower
- lower vs upper
- lower vs upper
- bring down vs lower
- lower vs shorten
- lower vs reduce
- lower vs reduce
- lower vs turn down
- cut vs lower
- lower vs reduce
- die off vs lower
- drop vs lower
- fall vs lower
- fall off vs lower
- lower vs shrink
- lessen vs lower
- lower vs reduce