A / al-lĕvio
verb transitive

al-lĕvio

2nd PP al-lĕviāre · 3rd PP al-lĕvāvi · 4th PP al-lĕvātum · conj. 1st
(), , lĕvis, = allĕvo
to make light; to lighten
to make light, to lighten.
Lit.: ut (navis) alleviaretur ab eis, Vulg. Jonas, 1, 5; ib. Act. 27, 38.—
to raise up; relieve figuratively
Trop., to raise up, relieve: alleviabit eum Dominus, Vulg. Jac. 5, 15: curas alicui, Just. Nov. Const. 13.—Spec.: alleviata est terra Zabulon, is dealt lightly, leniently with, Vulg. Isa. 9, 1.