Turkish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to yücel (to rise, to become loftier) +‎ -t +‎ -mek

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jyd͡ʒæltˈmec/, [jy.d͡ʒæl̠ʲt̪ˈme̞c]
  • Rhymes: -ec
  • Hyphenation: yü‧celt‧mek

Verb

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yüceltmek

  1. (transitive) to praise, to laud, to make seen great or supreme, to uplift [+accusative]
    Synonyms: övmek, methetmek
    İnsanları yüceltme sonra altlarında kalırsın
    Don't uplift people or you will be stuck under them

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • yüceltmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu