verbfirst conjugation
relevō
relevō (present infinitive relevāre, perfect active relevāvī, supine relevātum)
Classical[ˈrɛ.ɫɛ.woː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.le.vo]
Meaning
- to raise, lift up
- to lighten
- to relieve
Ut saepe hominēs aegrī morbō gravī cum aestū febrīque iactantur, sī aquam gelidam bibērunt, prīmō relevārī videntur, deinde multō gravius vehementiusque afflīctantur; sīc hic morbus, quī est in rē pūblicā, relevātus istīus poenā vehementius reliquīs vīvīs ingravēscet.
As often when people gravely sick with illness are tormented by heat and fever, if they have drank cold water, at first they seem to be relieved, [yet] afterward are afflicted much more seriously and more violently; thus this illness, which is in the Republic, [were it to be] relieved by the punishment of that [man], will grow worse more violently with the remaining [conspirators] [still] alive.63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.31 - to alleviate, mitigate, lessen, diminish, assuage
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
levem faciō, minuōrelevō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relevō | relevābam | relevābō | relevāvī | relevāveram | relevāverō relevārō |
| 2nd sg. | relevās | relevābās | relevābis | relevāvistī relevāstī | relevāverās relevārās | relevāveris |
| 3rd sg. | relevat | relevābat | relevābit | relevāvit | relevāverat relevārat | relevāverit relevārit |
| 1st pl. | relevāmus | relevābāmus | relevābimus | relevāvimus | relevāverāmus | relevāverimus relevārimus |
| 2nd pl. | relevātis | relevābātis | relevābitis | relevāvistis relevāstis | relevāverātis relevārātis | relevāveritis relevāritis |
| 3rd pl. | relevant | relevābant | relevābunt | relevāvērunt relevāvēre, relevārunt | relevāverant relevārant | relevāverint relevārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relevem | relevārem | relevāverim relevārim | relevāvissem relevāssem |
| 2nd sg. | relevēs | relevārēs | relevāverīs | relevāvissēs relevāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | relevet | relevāret | relevāverit relevārit | relevāvisset relevāsset |
| 1st pl. | relevēmus | relevārēmus | relevāverīmus relevārīmus | relevāvissēmus relevāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | relevētis | relevārētis | relevāverītis relevārītis | relevāvissētis relevāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | relevent | relevārent | relevāverint relevārint | relevāvissent relevāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relevor | relevābar | relevābor |
| 2nd sg. | relevāris relevāre | relevābāris relevābāre | relevāberis relevābere |
| 3rd sg. | relevātur | relevābātur | relevābitur |
| 1st pl. | relevāmur | relevābāmur | relevābimur |
| 2nd pl. | relevāminī | relevābāminī | relevābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | relevantur | relevābantur | relevābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relever | relevārer |
| 2nd sg. | relevēris relevēre | relevārēris relevārēre |
| 3rd sg. | relevētur | relevārētur |
| 1st pl. | relevēmur | relevārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | relevēminī | relevārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | releventur | relevārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | relevā | relevāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | relevāte | relevāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | relevātō | relevātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | relevātō | relevātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | relevātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | relevantō | relevantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | relevāre | relevārī |
| perfect infinitive | relevāvisse relevāsse | relevātum esse |
| future infinitive | relevātūrum esse | relevātum īrī |
| present participle | relevāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | relevātus relevāta, relevātā, relevātae, relevātam, relevātārum, relevātās, relevātī, relevātōrum, relevātōs |
| future participle | relevātūrus relevātūra, relevātūrā, relevātūrae, relevātūram, relevātūrārum, relevātūrās, relevātūre, relevātūrī, relevātūrīs, relevātūrō, relevātūrōrum, relevātūrōs, relevātūrum | relevandus relevanda, relevandā, relevandae, relevandam, relevandārum, relevandās, relevande, relevandīs, relevandōrum, relevandōs |
gerundrelevandī, relevandō, relevandumsupinerelevātum, relevātū
rĕ-lĕvo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To lift up, raise (very rare, and almost exclusively poet.; syn.: reficio, recreo, mitigo).
A. Lit.:
e terra corpus, Ov. M. 9, 318: umeros, id. F. 4, 169: in cubitum membra, id. P. 3, 3, 11. — B. Trop.: nec sic mea fata premuntur, Ut nequeam relevare caput, Luc. 3, 268 Corte; so,
caput, Plin. Ep. 1, 24, 4: si forte relevet manum suam a nobis, Vulg. 1 Reg. 6, 5: eos qui oppressi fuerant relevans, id. Job, 12, 21.— II. Transf., to make light, to lighten (class.).
A. Lit.:
epistulam graviorem pellectione, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1: vimina curva favi (i. e. exonerare), Cv. R. Am. 186.— Poet.: sic unquam longā relevere catenā, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 25: minimo ut relevere labore Utque marem parias, i. e. may be delivered, id. M. 9, 675. — B. Trop., to relieve, free from any evil; or, to alleviate, mitigate, lessen, diminish, assuage, abate the evil itself; to ease, comfort, refresh, console:
videbimur ... curā et metu esse relevati, periculum autem residebit ... Ut saepe homines aegri morbo gravi ... si aquam gelidam biberint, primo relevari videntur ... sic hic morbus, qui est in re publicā, relevatus istius poenā, vehementius vivis reliquis ingravescet, Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 31; cf.: animum molestiis, id. ib. 2, 4, 7 (with recreata): aegrum, Ov. P. 1, 3, 17: pectora sicca mero, id. F. 3, 304: membra sedili, id. M. 8, 639: mens a cura relevata est, id. Tr. 1, 11, 12; cf.: publicanos tertiā mercedum parte, Suet. Caes. 20: ut me relevares, might comfort, console me, Cic. Att. 3, 10, 3: nam et illic animum jam relevaris, quae dolore ac miseria Tabescit, Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 11: quia (pupilla) videtur in ceteris litis speciebus relevata fuisse, i. e. to have been restored, Dig. 4, 4, 29. — With things as objects: ut cibi satietas et fastidium aut subamara aliquā re relevatur aut dulci mitigatur, Cic. Inv. 1, 17, 25: ad relevandos castrenses sumptus, Suet. Dom. 12: communem casum misericordiā hominum, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 4, 4; cf.: casus, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 43: luctus, id. R. Am. 586: studium omnium laboremque, Plin. Pan. 19, 3: requie laborem, Ov. M. 15, 16: aestus, id. ib. 7, 815; id. A. A. 3, 697; cf. sitim, id. M. 6, 354: famem, id. ib. 11, 129.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-levō āvī, ātus, āre,
to lift up, raise: e terrā corpus, O.: in cubitum membra, O.—To free from a burden, make light, lighten: epistulam graviorem pellectione: Ut relevent vimina curva favi (i. e. exonerare), O.: minimo ut relevere labore, i. e. be delivered, O.—Fig., to relieve, free, lighten, ease, soothe, alleviate, mitigate: curā et metu esse relevati: pectora sicca mero, O.: a curā mens rele vata est, O.: me, console: animum, T.: ut cibi satie tas et fastidium relevatur: casūs, O.: sitim, O.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrelevō
Latin levō Latin relevō From re- + levō.
Descendants
- Catalanrellevar
- Englishrelevate
- Englishrelieve
- Englishrelief
- Frenchrelever
- Italianrilevare
- Portugueserelevar
- Portugueserelvar
- Romanianreleva
- Spanishrelevar
In English words that came into English from relevō
- reliefrelevō
- relieverelevō
- relevantrelevāns
- relevaterelevātus
- relevationrelevātiō