levō (1) āvī (old futperf. 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.