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relevating

relevating is the present participle and gerund of relevate.

Meaning of relevate

Verb

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

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

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Questions about relevating

What is relevating the present participle and gerund of?
Relevating is the present participle and gerund of relevate.

Words near relevating in the dictionary

  1. relevant
  2. relevantly
  3. relevate
  4. relevated
  5. relevates
  6. relevating
  7. relevation
  8. relevel
  9. releveled
  10. releveling
  11. relevelled

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