adj
Meaning 1
Raised; elevated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
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Standard Lemma guide
relevate
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rĕʹlĭvət
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/ˈɹɛlɪvət/
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rĕʹlĭvāt
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/ˈɹɛlɪveɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
Raise; elevate.
Raise or edify; restore (a person’s) uprightness of character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, obsolete, transitive
Qualifier: done to a person
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verb
Meaning 4
Raise; elevate.
Raise or lift up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, obsolete, transitive
Qualifier: done to a thing
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verb
Meaning 5
Rise up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete, rare
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History
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.