elevated

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/ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/

adj 5noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

injured, patient, still

VERB + ELEVATED

carry, eschew, feels, keep, killed, presented

ELEVATED + NOUN

birth, blood, camera, console, couch, debt, egypt, emotionalism

PREP.

from, in, on, with

ADV.

immediately, slightly

Definitions

adj

Raised, usually above ground level.

Increased, particularly above a normal level.

the elevated language of poetry

The patient presented with elevated blood pressure.

Of a higher rank or status.

Running with administrator rights.

Install all the required tools from an elevated console.

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.’

noun

An elevated railway.

the Washington Street Elevated

Mr. Nunheim's home was on the fourth floor of a dark, damp, and smelly building made noisy by the Sixth Avenue elevated.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a

adjective — of high moral or intellectual value

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

the elevated language of poetry

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The patient presented with elevated blood pressure.

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Install all the required tools from an elevated console.

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the Washington Street Elevated

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Mr. Nunheim's home was on the fourth floor of a dark, damp, and smelly building made noisy by the Sixth Avenue elevated.

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While the New York, Fordham, and Bronx Railway never built any elevateds, its franchise rights were valuable.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, elevated is marked as archaic, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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