The difference between Elevate and Turn up

When used as verbs, elevate means to raise (something) to a higher position, whereas turn up means to show up.


Elevate is also adjective with the meaning: elevated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Elevate and Turn up

  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 up as a verb (intransitive):

    To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

    Examples:

    "Is this your pencil that turned up in my drawer?"

    "I don't like people turning up without an appointment''."

  2. Turn up as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.

    Examples:

    "I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal."

  3. Turn up as a verb (transitive):

    To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

    Examples:

    "Turn up the radio and sing along."

  4. Turn up as a verb (transitive):

    To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.

    Examples:

    "He turned up his collar against the cold."

  5. Turn up as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.

    Examples:

    "Turn up the [[main]] [[halyard]]."

  6. Turn up as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To party hard, especially when involving alcohol or drugs.

    Examples:

    "We're going to turn up at the [[concert]] tonight."

  1. Turn up as a noun: