lĕvātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. levo]. *
I A lifting up, raising, elevating : onerum levationes facere, Vitr. 10, 8; a metrical t. t. = ἄρσις, Aug. Mas. II. 18.—
II Trop.
A An alleviation, mitigation, relief (class.): alicui esse levationi, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 5: ea, quae levationem habeant aegritudinum, may produce an alleviation, may alleviate , id. Tusc. 1, 49, 119: levationem invenire acerbissimis doloribus, id. ib. 5, 41, 121: doloris at officii debiti, id. Att. 12, 23, 3.—
B A diminishing (rare but class.): vitiorum, Cic. Fin. 4, 24, 67: periculi, Vell. 2, 130 fin.