elevar

Meaning

1. to raise; to lift (to bring or take upwards)
2. to increase (to make a value or quantity larger)
3. (figuratively) to put on a pedestal (to hold in very high esteem)
4. (reflexive) to tower over; to loom over

Concepts

raise

lift

elevate

hoist

up

🆙

lever

heave

keep

breed

involve

rear

rise

heighten

farm

put off

take off

uplift

upraise

waive

wake up

advance

withdraw

bring up

catapult

enhance

exalt

expose

get up

inflate

kidnap

lay

promote

put

put away

put down

Opposite of

baixar, diminuir

Synonyms

erguer

aumentar

suspender

levantar

alçar

criar

cultivar

melhorar

altear

tirar

tornar inchado

depor

Translations

elevar

alçar

élever

alzare

alzar

heben

enlairar

aixecar

levantar

verheffen

oprichten

lever

tillen

ophalen

erheben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.leˈva(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: ēlevō

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin ēlevāre (“to raise”).