levante

Meaning

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
le‧van‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/leˈbante/
Etymology

From the old present active participle of levar (Old Spanish form of llevar). Corresponds to Latin levantem (“raising”), in reference to the rising of the sun.

New
levantar

  1. to lift
  2. to raise, put up
  3. to put up; build up (buildings)
  4. to increase; turn up (volume, power etc.)
  5. to adjourn; close; end (a meeting)
  6. to flush out
  7. to draw up (plans)
  8. to take, make (a census)
  9. to remove; get rid of (a prohibition)
  10. to nick, rob (steal)
  11. to take down (a tent)
  12. to give rise to
  13. to set up, found (a business)
  14. to bring back, make successful again (a business)
  15. to take home, earn (money)
  16. to pick (a card)
  17. to beat (a hand)
  18. (reflexive) to get up, to get out of bed
  19. (reflexive) to ride; mount (have sex with)
  20. to levitate

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