ē-levō -, ātus, āre, to lift up, raise: contabulationem, Cs.

—Poet.: aura elevat preces, carries away, Pr.

— Fig., to lighten, alleviate: aegritudinem.

—To make light of, lessen, diminish, impair, trifle with, disparage, detract from: causas offensionum: quod esset ab eo obiectum: res gestas, L.: aegritudinem: alqm: elevabatur index indiciumque, L.