levō āvī (old fut perf. levāssō, Enn. ap. C.), ātus, āre
1 levis,
to lift up, raise, elevate
: sese, V.: Se de
caespite,
rise
, O.: levat aura cycnum,
H.: cubito levatus, O.—
To make lighter, lighten, relieve, ease
: iumenta sarcinis levari iubet, S.:
te fasce, V.: serpentum colla levavit, i. e.
relieved
(of his weight), O.: Fronde nemus,
strip
, V.: sed nec Damna levant,
lighten the ship
, Iu.—
To take away, take
: furcā levat ille bicorni Sordida terga
suis,
takes down
, O.: viro manicas levari iubet,
V.— Fig.,
to lighten, relieve, console, refresh, support
: me levant tuae litterae: luctum solacio: Auxilio
viros, V.: curam animi sermone: fonte
sitim,
slake
, O.—
To lighten, lessen, alleviate, mitigate
: sumptum sibi, T.: inopiam, Cs.: salutari arte
fessos Corporis artūs, H.: poenam honore, O.: vario viam
sermone, V.: calamitatem innocentium:
volnerum metum: paupertatem propinqui, Iu.—
To lessen, diminish, weaken, impair
: inconstantiā levatur auctoritas: Multa fidem
promissa levant, H.—
To relieve, release, discharge, free
: quod hibernis (civitas) levetur,
Cs.: me hoc onere: Volsci levati metu,
L.: qui hac opinione opera levandi sunt: pectora
sollicitudinibus, H.: curā
levata, O. —
To avert
: omen, V.: ictum
dextrā, H.
