sollevare
to lift
verb sol-leh-VAH-reh Less Common
Origin: Latin sublevare 'to raise up'.
Also means
to raise
Usage Note
Sollevare covers both physical lifting (sollevare un peso = to lift a weight) and abstract raising (sollevare una questione = to raise an issue). The reflexive sollevarsi means 'to rise, to rebel'. It takes avere as auxiliary.
Examples
"Hanno sollevato la questione in riunione."
Natural Translation
They raised the issue at the meeting.
Literal Translation
They have raised the issue in meeting.

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