The difference between Elevate and Turn down

When used as verbs, elevate means to raise (something) to a higher position, whereas turn down means to refuse, decline, or deny.


Elevate is also adjective with the meaning: elevated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Elevate and Turn down

  1. Elevate as a verb (transitive):

    To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.

  2. Elevate as a verb (transitive):

    To promote (someone) to a higher rank.

  3. Elevate as a verb (transitive):

    To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).

  4. Elevate as a verb (transitive):

    To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.

  5. Elevate as a verb (transitive):

    To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.

    Examples:

    "to elevate the voice"

  6. Elevate as a verb (dated, colloquial, humorous):

    To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.

  7. Elevate as a verb (obsolete, [[Latinism]]):

    To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jeremy Taylor"

  1. Elevate as an adjective (obsolete):

    Elevated; raised aloft.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  1. Turn down as a verb (idiomatic):

    To refuse, decline, or deny.

    Examples:

    "He turned down all our offers of help."

  2. Turn down as a verb (idiomatic):

    To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

    Examples:

    "Turn down the television so I can hear myself think."

    "When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer."

  3. Turn down as a verb (idiomatic):

    To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

    Examples:

    "Turn down the blankets to let them air out."