relevate

/ˈɹɛlɪveɪt/

relevate verb: raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).

Verb

relevate (third-person singular simple present relevates, present participle relevating, simple past and past participle relevated)

(obsolete, transitive) Raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive, done to a person) Raise or edify; restore (a person’s) uprightness of character.
(literally, obsolete, transitive, done to a thing) Raise or lift up.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) Rise up.

Adjective

IPA/ˈɹɛlɪvət/

relevate (not comparable)

(obsolete, rare) Raised; elevated.

Forms of relevate

third-person singular present	relevates
present participle	relevating
past participle	relevated
past	relevated
alternative form	releuate

Origin of relevate

From Latin relevātus, the perfect passive participle of relevō (“to raise, lighten, relieve, alleviate”); compare Middle French and Modern French relever, as well as English relevation. Doublet of relieve.

Words formed from relevate

relevated
relevator

Questions about relevate

What does relevate mean?: Relevate means raise (a person’s) spirits or lighten (his) mood; relieve (someone of a mental or emotional burden).
What part of speech is relevate?: Relevate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce relevate?: Relevate is pronounced /ˈɹɛlɪveɪt/.
What is the past tense of relevate?: The past tense of relevate is relevated.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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