Latin

Verb

relevō ‎(present infinitive relevāre, perfect active relevāvī, supine relevātum); first conjugation

1. I raise, lift up
2. I lighten
3. I relieve
4. I alleviate, mitigate, lessen, diminish, assuage

Inflection

Derived terms

• relevāmen

Descendants

• English: relevate
• French: relever
• Spanish: relevar, relvar

References

• relevo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• relevo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “relevo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

relevo m (plural relevos)

1. relief; relievo (artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background)
2. relief (difference of elevations on a surface)
3. importance; relevance

Verb

relevo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of relevar

Spanish

Etymology

From relevar

Noun

relevo m ‎(plural relevos)

1. relief (from duty, watch)
2. (athletics) relay
3. changeover (in a relay race)

Verb

relevo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of relevar.