"self-elevation" meaning in English

See self-elevation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: self-elevations [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēlevātiō Old French elevation English elevation English self-elevation From self- + elevation. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|self-|elevation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-elevation (countable and uncountable, plural self-elevations)
  1. (of a person or group) elevation of oneself in one's own mind Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-elevation-en-noun-Cn7fx6mx
  2. (computing) elevation of one's own user privilege level (usually to run software that requires a higher privilege level) Tags: countable, uncountable
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Inflected forms

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