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relevate.

Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹɛlɪveɪt/
  1. Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).

    obsolete · transitive
  2. Raise; elevate. Raise or edify; restore (a person’s) uprightness of character.

    figuratively · obsolete · transitive
  3. Raise; elevate. Raise or lift up.

    literally · obsolete · transitive
  4. Rise up.

    intransitive · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈɹɛlɪvət/
  1. Raised; elevated.

    not-comparable · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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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