Definition as Noun

Definition as Noun

• orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Definition as Verb

• raise in rank or condition
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• raise from a lower to a higher position

Definition as Verb

• lift, raise

• promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise

• raise, lift, get up, bring up

• advance, approach, feeler

• preliminary, prelude

• "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

• "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"

• "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

• "she rejected his advances"

• "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

• Elevate vs lift
• Elevate vs raise
• Elevate vs promote
• Elevate vs upgrade
• Elevate vs advance
• Elevate vs kick upstairs
• Elevate vs get up
• Elevate vs bring up
• Elevate vs approach
• Elevate vs feeler
• Elevate vs preliminary
• Elevate vs prelude

• Overture vs lift
• Overture vs raise
• Overture vs promote
• Overture vs upgrade
• Overture vs advance
• Overture vs kick upstairs
• Overture vs get up
• Overture vs bring up
• Overture vs approach
• Overture vs feeler
• Overture vs preliminary
• Overture vs prelude