Etymology

relevate

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Today it means: Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden). Full definition →

Latin relevātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrelevātus
  2. English todayrelevate

From Latin relevātus, the perfect passive participle of relevō (“to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate”); compare Middle French and Modern French relever, as well as English relevation. Doublet of relieve.

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