levō

Etymology 1

From levis (“light, not heavy”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈle.u̯oː/, [ˈɫ̪eu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.vo/, [ˈlɛːvo]

Verb

levō (present infinitive levāre, perfect active levāvī, supine levātum); first conjugation

1. to raise, elevate, lift up [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ēlevō, allevō, ērigō, excellō, tollō, ēvehō, scandō, sublīmō, efferō, surgō, ēdō

   Antonyms: dēiciō, abiciō

2. to make light, lighten [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: levigō, alleviō

   Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō

3. to relieve, ease, comfort
4. to mitigate, alleviate, lessen [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mītigō, plācō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, restinguō, compōnō, commītigō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, molliō, coerceō

   Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō

Conjugation

[ more ▼]   Conjugation of levō (first conjugation)

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Derived terms

• allevo
• *levantō
• *levitum
• levāmentum
• Levāna
• levātiō
• prōlevo
• relevo
• sublevo

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Related terms

• levigō
• levis
• leviter
• levitās

Etymology 2

From lēvis (“smooth”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.u̯oː/, [ˈɫ̪eːu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.vo/, [ˈlɛːvo]

Verb

lēvō (present infinitive lēvāre, perfect active lēvāvī, supine lēvātum); first conjugation

1. to make smooth, polish [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: allēvō, lēvigō

Conjugation

[ more ▼]   Conjugation of lēvō (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• lēvātus

Related terms

• lēvigātiō
• lēvigātus
• lēvigō
• lēvitās
• lēvor

See also

• laevus