s'élever

Definitions of s'élever
  1. verb
    raise from a lower to a higher position
    synonyms: monter, se relever
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    antonyms:
    descendre, diminuer
    move something or somebody to a lower position
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    se lever
    cause to rise
    soulever au cric
    lift with a special device
    hisser, lever, soulever
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    hisser
    raise
    faire lever, lever
    cause to puff up with a leaven
    accroître, augmenter, rendre plus haut
    increase the height of
    augmenter
    increase
    relever
    take and lift upward
    élever
    cause to rise up
    dresser, monter
    erect and fasten
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    add up in number or quantity
    synonyms: monter, se dénombrer, se monter, totaliser
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    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  3. verb
    rise rapidly
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    décoller, monter, s'envoler
    move upward
  4. verb
    move to a better position in life or to a better job
    synonyms: monter en grade
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    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  5. verb
    take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
    synonyms: se rebeller
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    types:
    se rebeller, se révolter
    make revolution
    se mutiner
    engage in a mutiny against an authority
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    protester
    express opposition through action or words
  6. verb
    be relevant to
    synonyms: concerner, se monter, se rapporter à
    effleurer, faire allusion à
    make a more or less disguised reference to
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    penser, se concentrer sur
    center upon
    s'appliquer, s'exercer
    be pertinent or relevant or applicable
    affecter, atteindre, toucher
    connect closely and often incriminatingly
    intéresser
    be of importance or consequence
    charmer, exciter la curiosité, fasciner, séduire
    cause to be interested or curious
  7. verb
    attain
    synonyms: se monter
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    accomplir, arriver à, atteindre, réussir
    to gain with effort
  8. verb
    return to consciousness
    synonyms: reprendre connaissance, se monter
    animer, réanimer, égayer
    give new life or energy to
    ranimer, revivre
    cause to regain consciousness
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    type of:
    changer, modifier
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  9. verb
    amount in the aggregate to
    synonyms: monter
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