alevantar

An archaic and rural/dialectal form of levantar (to lift, to raise), preserving an older prefix that standard Spanish dropped centuries ago. Still heard in some traditional rural speech and in Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), but standard modern Spanish uses levantar exclusively.

• El viejo cuento dice que alevantó la piedra él solo. — The old story says he lifted the stone all by himself.
• En el pueblo todavía dicen alevantarse temprano. — In the village they still say 'alevantarse' for getting up early.
• Alevantaron la casa con sus propias manos. — They built (raised) the house with their own hands.

Using alevantar in modern standard writing or conversation — levantar is the only form a contemporary learner should actually use; alevantar will read as either archaic, dialectal, or simply a mistake.

Often confused with levantar.