elevation
Roget category 307
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction
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Elevation
noun
elevation —
raising
etc.
v. —
erection,
lift —
sublevation†,
upheaval —
sublimation,
exaltation —
prominence
etc.
(convexity)
250.
lever
etc.
633 —
crane,
derrick,
windlass,
capstan,
winch —
dredge,
dredger,
dredging machine.
dumbwaiter,
elevator,
escalator,
lift.
verb
heighten,
elevate,
raise,
lift,
erect —
set up,
stick up,
perch up,
perk up,
tilt up —
rear,
hoist,
heave —
uplift,
upraise,
uprear,
upbear†,
upcast†,
uphoist†,
upheave —
buoy,
weigh mount,
give a lift —
exalt —
sublimate —
place on a pedestal,
set on a pedestal.
escalate
etc.
(increase)
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194.
take up,
drag up,
fish up —
dredge.
stand up,
rise up,
get up,
jump up —
spring to one's feet —
hold oneself,
hold one's head up —
drawn oneself up to his full height.
adjective
elevated
etc.
v. —
stilted,
attollent†,
rampant.
adverb
on stilts,
on the shoulders of,
on one's legs,
on one's hind legs.
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