elevated
adjective
- raised
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/ / /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dəd/
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.’”
- Of a higher register or style.
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.”
verb
- simple past and past participle of elevate