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- adjective obsolete, rare
Raised ;elevated . - verb transitive, obsolete
Raise (a person’s)spirits orlighten (his)mood ;relieve (someone of amental oremotional burden ). - verb transitive, obsolete Raise;
elevate . - verb intransitive, obsolete, rare
Rise up.
Etymologies
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From the Classical Latin relevātus ("elevated”, “lightened”, “relieved”, “alleviated"), the perfect passive participle of relevō; compare the Italian rilevato.
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From relevāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Classical Latin relevō ("I raise”, “I lighten”, “I relieve”, “I alleviate"); compare the Middle French and Modern French relever, as well as the English relevation.
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