Defn: A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [R.] Carlyle.
ELEUTHEROMANIAC
E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac, a.
Defn: Mad for freedom. [R.]
ELEUTHERO-PETALOUS
E*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. petal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; — said of both plant and flower.
ELEVATE
El"e*vate, a. Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p.]
Defn: Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] Milton.
ELEVATE
El"e*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elevating.]
Etym: [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise,
akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.