Meaning & use
elevating
Making someone feel uplifted, inspired, or improved in mood or status.
See it in a sentence
The choir's performance was an elevating experience for everyone in the audience.
Reading her memoir had an elevating effect on how I saw my own struggles.
A note on using this word
Elevating can also function as the present participle of the verb 'elevate', meaning to physically raise something higher.
Words with a similar meaning
upliftinginspiring
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
Raising something to a higher position, level, or rank.
The physical therapist recommended elevating his injured ankle above heart level.
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