Word: elevator
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: el
e
va
tor
Definition: A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
Morphemes:
Affix: elevate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To attempt to make (something) seem less important, remarkable, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e
Language: la
Decoded: e
Meaning: out
Affix: levare
Language: la
Decoded: levare
Meaning: to make light, to lift
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.