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* lĕvābĭlis, e, adj. [levo], that can be lightened: motus, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 7, 71.

Levāci, ōrum, m., a people of Gallia Belgica, allies of the Nervii, Caes. B. G. 5, 39; cf. Ukert, Gall. p. 374.

lĕvāmen, ĭnis, n. [levo], an alleviation, mitigation, solace, consolation (mostly poet.): quod si esset aliquod levamen, id esset in te uno, * Cic. Att. 12, 16: dulce viatori lasso in sudore levamen, * Cat. 68, 61; * Prop. 4 (5), 11, 63: omnis curae casusque levamen, Amitto Anchisen, * Verg. A. 3, 709: ejus mali, Liv. 6, 35, 1.

lĕvāmentārĭus, a, um, adj. [levamentum], of or for lightening (post-class.), Cod. Th. 13, 5, 1.

lĕvāmentum, i, n. [1. levo], an alleviation, mitigation, consolation, comfort (class.): miseriarum, Cic. Fin. 5, 19, 53: doloris, Plin. Ep. 8, 19: sine levamento, Tac. A. 4, 66: tributi, id. H. 1, 8: nec aliud levamentum quam si certis sub legibus militia iniretur, id. A. 1, 17: praestare, Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 23: mihi illam rem fore levamento, Cic. Att. 12, 43, 1.

Lĕvāna, ae, f. [1. levo], the goddess supposed to raise new-born infants from the ground, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 11.

lĕvātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. levo].

  1. * I. A lifting up, raising, elevating: onerum levationes facere, Vitr. 10, 8; a metrical t. t. = ἄρσις, Aug. Mas. II. 18.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. An alleviation, mitigation, relief (class.): alicui esse levationi, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 5: ea, quae levationem habeant aegritudinum, may produce an alleviation, may alleviate, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 119: levationem invenire acerbissimis doloribus, id. ib. 5, 41, 121: doloris at officii debiti, id. Att. 12, 23, 3.
    2. B. A diminishing (rare but class.): vitiorum, Cic. Fin. 4, 24, 67: periculi, Vell. 2, 130 fin.

lĕvātor, ōris, m. [1. levo], a lifter, a thief, Petr. 140 dub.

1. lĕvātus, a, um, Part., from 1. lĕvo.

2. lēvātus, a, um, Part., from 2. lēvo.

2. lēvo (laevo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [2. levis], to make smooth, to smooth, polish.

  1. I. Lit.: levare ac radere tigna, Lucr. 5, 1267: corpus, * Cic. Fragm. Or. in Clod. et Cur. 5; Cels. 8, 3: magni levatique mensarum orbes, Sen. Helv. 11, 6: mensas, Stat. Th. 1, 519.
  2. II. Trop., of speech, to smooth down, polish, soften: nimis aspera sano Levabit cultu, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 123.
    Hence, P. a.: lēvātus, a, um; comp.: quae levatiora levioraque sunt, more highly polished, Gell. 17, 8, 15.