1. (

• elevated_railway ,
• elevated_railroad ,
• elevated ,
• el ,
• overhead_railway

) a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level ;

1. (

• promote ,
• upgrade ,
• advance ,
• kick_upstairs ,
• raise ,
• elevate

) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" ;

2. (

• raise ,
• lift ,
• elevate ,
• get_up ,
• bring_up

) raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" ;

3. (

• lift ,
• raise ,
• elevate

) raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" ;

1. (

• elevated

) raised above the ground; "an elevated platform" ;

2. (

• exalted ,
• elevated ,
• sublime ,
• grand ,
• high-flown ,
• high-minded ,
• lofty ,
• rarefied ,
• rarified ,
• idealistic ,
• noble-minded

) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" ;

3. (

• raised ,
• elevated

) increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" ;