Elevate and Lessen

Elevate

Elevate verb - To fill with great joy.

Lessen is an antonym for elevate in topics: promote, lift up, raise spirits.

Lessen

Lessen verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Usage example: blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters

Elevate is an antonym for lessen.

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Common collocations

power elevate power lessen power
time elevate time lessen time
shock elevate shock lessen shock
little elevate little lessen little

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Dead Zone The first thing you should do with a heavily bleeding wound is elevate the limb, to lessen the blood flow.
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