WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-lev-, root.
- -lev- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "lift;
be light.'' This meaning is found in such words as: alleviate, cantilever, elevate, elevator, levee, lever, leverage, levitate, levity, levy, relevant, relieve.
'-lev-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bulgaria
- Landau
- Lev.
- perovskite
- Abihu
- Abney level
- Azazel
- base level
- blood level
- capital levy
- congregation
- dumpy level
- earlock
- elevate
- energy level
- foot level
- gear lever
- gier-eagle
- ground level
- hand level
- jubilee
- Kuleshov
- L, l
- lev
- levade
- Levantine
- level
- level crossing
- level curve
- levelheaded
- leveling instrument
- leveling rod
- level line
- level of significance
- level playing field
- lever
- lever action
- leveraged buyout
- lever escapement
- lever tumbler
- levigate
- levirate
- levitate
- levitation
- Leviticus
- levo
- levorphanol
- levulinic acid
- levulose
- LV.