a. rare. [as if ad. L. *ēlātīvus: see ELATE v. and -IVE.] † a. That raises, elevates. (obs.). b. That elates, causes elation.
1595. Lodge, Fig for Momus, Sat. i. B 3 b.
| By their attracted moyst humiditie, | |
| Drawne from a certain vertue elatiue, | |
| Whence raine his generation doth deriue: | |
| Seeke more than their accustom’d nutriment. |
1838. J. Struthers, Poetic Tales, 125. Thither shall gratitude’s feelings elative wend.
