Main Entry: ²levy

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lev·ied; levy·ing

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to impose or collect by legal authority <levy a tax> b : to require by authority
2 : to enlist or conscript for military service
3 : to carry on (war) : wageintransitive verb : to seize property

— levi·er noun