Webster's Dictionary 1913

1000

Elevate

El″e‐vate (?), a. [L. elevatus, p. p.] Elevated; raised aloft. Milton.

1001

Elevate (2)

El″e‐vate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Elevated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elevating (?).] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See L...

1002

Elevated

El″e‐va′ted (?), a. Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts.Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especia...

1003

Elevatedness

El″e‐va′ted‐ness, n. The quality of being elevated.

1004

Elevation

El′e‐va″tion (?), n. [L. elevatio: cf. F. élévation.] 1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; — said of material things, persons, the mind, ...

1005

Elevator

El″e‐va′tor (?), n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. élévateur.] One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything; as: (a) A mechanical contrivance, usually an end...

1006

Elevator (2)

El″e‐va′tor, n.(Aëronautics) A movable plane or group of planes used to control the altitude or fore-and-aft poise or inclination of an airship or flying machine.

1007

Elevatory

El″e‐va′to‐ry (?), a. Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces.

1008

Elevatory (2)

El″e‐va′to‐ry, n. [Cf. F. élévatoire.] (Surg.) See Elevator, n. (e). Dunglison.

1009

Élève

‖É′lève″ (ā̍′lā̍v″), n. [F., fr. élever to raise, bring up.] A pupil; a student.

1010

Eleven

E‐lev″en (ē̍‐lĕv″'n), a. [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ölwe, ölwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. ell...

1011

Eleven (2)

E‐lev″en, n. 1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.3. (Cricket & American Football) The eleven men selected to pl...

1012

Eleventh

E‐lev″enth (?), a. [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.] 1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the e...

1013

Eleventh (2)

E‐lev″enth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.2. (Mus.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octav...

1014

Elf

Elf (ĕlf), n.; pl.Elves (ĕlvz). [AS. ælf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. ālfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. ṛbhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. Au...

1015

Elf (2)

Elf, v. t. To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.Elf all my hair in knots. Shak.

1016

Elfin

Elf″in (–ĭn), a. Relating to elves.

1017

Elfin (2)

Elf″in, n. A little elf or urchin. Shenstone.

1018

Elfish

Elf″ish, a. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. “Elfish light.” Coleridge.The elfish intelligence that ...

1019

Elfishly

Elf″ish‐ly, adv. In an elfish manner.

1020

Elfishness

Elf″ish‐ness, n. The quality of being elfish.

1021

Elfkin

Elf″kin (?), n. A little elf.

1022

Elfland

Elf″land′ (?), n. Fairyland. Tennyson.

1023

Elflock

Elf″lock′ (?), n. Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves.

1024

Elgin marbles

El″gin mar″bles (?). Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.

1025

Elicit

E‐lic″it (?), a. [L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e + lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Lace.] Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. “An elicit act of equity.” Jer...

1026

Elicit (2)

E‐lic″it, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n.Eliciting.] To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument;...