"relevate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪvət/
enPR: rĕʹlĭvāt, rĕʹlĭvət Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|relevātus}} Latin relevātus, {{m|la|relevō||to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate}} relevō (“to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), {{cog|frm|-}} Middle French, {{cog|fr|relever}} French relever, {{cog|en|relevation}} English relevation, {{doublet|en|relieve}} Doublet of relieve Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} relevate (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, rare) Raised; elevated. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-relevate-en-adj-~M6kVmV5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: releuate [17th century]

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɛlɪveɪt/ Forms: relevates [present, singular, third-person], relevating [participle, present], relevated [participle, past], relevated [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|relevātus}} Latin relevātus, {{m|la|relevō||to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate}} relevō (“to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), {{cog|frm|-}} Middle French, {{cog|fr|relever}} French relever, {{cog|en|relevation}} English relevation, {{doublet|en|relieve}} Doublet of relieve Head templates: {{en-verb}} relevate (third-person singular simple present relevates, present participle relevating, simple past and past participle relevated)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-relevate-en-verb-TYUIZuGT
  2. (transitive, obsolete) Raise; elevate.
    (figuratively, done to a person) Raise or edify; restore (a person’s) uprightness of character.
    Tags: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-relevate-en-verb-aAvoSXOr
  3. (transitive, obsolete) Raise; elevate.
    (literally, done to a thing) Raise or lift up.
    Tags: literally, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-relevate-en-verb-Am8QZCbx
  4. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) Rise up. Tags: intransitive, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-relevate-en-verb-m1lM~GDA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 19 13 11 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: releuate [17th century] Derived forms: relevated, relevator [rare] Related terms: relevant, relevation

Inflected forms

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