shoulder vs elevate

elevate vs shoulder

shoulder is a noun but elevate is not a noun.

shoulder and elevate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoulder	Yes	No	Yes	No
elevate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, elevate is a hypernym of shoulder; that is, elevate is a word with a broader meaning than shoulder:

shoulder: lift onto one's shoulders
elevate: raise from a lower to a higher position

Other hypernyms of shoulder include bring up, get up, lift, raise.

shoulder (noun)	elevate (noun)
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg

shoulder (verb)	elevate (verb)
push with the shoulders	raise in rank or condition
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric	raise from a lower to a higher position
lift onto one's shoulders	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between shoulder and elevate

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