- elevation
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)Act of raisingNouns1. elevation; raising, lifting, erection; upheaval, uplift; exaltation, apotheosis, deification (see deity). Informal, heave, hike, boost. See angularity, vertical.2. (elevated land) prominence, eminence; height, hill, mount, mountain.3. (device for raising) lever, crank, block and tackle, crane, derrick, forklift, windlass, capstan, winch, crowbar, jimmy, pulley, jack, hoist, dredge, elevator, lift, dumbwaiter, hoist, escalator, moving stairway.Verbs — elevate, heighten, raise, lift, erect, jack up, set up, stick up, heave, buoy, weigh, pick up; take up, fish up; cast up; dredge (up); uplift; exalt, apotheosize, deify, put on a pedestal; hold up (see support).Informal, heave, hike, boost.Adjectives1. elevated, raised, lifted (up); uplifted; exalted, deified, lofty; on a pedestal; aweigh; erect, vertical.2. elevating, uplifting; erectile.3. eminent, prominent.Quotations — Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things (Denis Diderot).II(Roget's IV) n. See Synonym Study at height .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.height, altitude, eminence, high ground, prominence, rise, hill, mountain, lift.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The distance of something from a given level: altitude, height. See HIGH. 2. The act of raising to a high position or status or the condition of being so raised: aggrandizement, apotheosis, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification. See RISE. 3. A progression upward in rank: advancement, jump, promotion, rise, upgrade. See RISE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.