alleviate

al·le·vi·ate

 (ə-lē′vē-āt′)

tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·ates

1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve.

2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment.

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[Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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al·le′vi·a′tion n.

al·le′vi·a′tor n.

alleviate

(əˈliːvɪˌeɪt)

vb

(tr) to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve

[C15: from Late Latin alleviāre to mitigate, from Latin levis light]

alˌleviˈation n

alˈleviative adj

alˈleviˌator n

Usage: See at ameliorate

al•le•vi•ate

(əˈli viˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate pain.

[1425–75; < Late Latin alleviātus, past participle of alleviāre to lighten]

al•le′vi•ant, n., adj.

al•le`vi•a′tion, n.

al•le′vi•a`tor, n.

alleviate

- Can mean "diminish the weight of"; to alleviate is not to cure, but rather to lighten, lessen, or relieve to some degree.

See also related terms for lessen.

alleviate

Past participle: alleviated
Gerund: alleviating

Imperative

alleviate

alleviate

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	alleviate - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" relieve, palliate, assuage soothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" comfort, ease - lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	2.	alleviate - make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" facilitate, ease aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

alleviate

verb ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, smooth, dull, diminish, soften, check, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, lighten, quell, allay, mitigate, abate, slacken, assuage, quench, mollify, slake, palliate A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. see ameliorate

alleviate

verb

To make less severe or more bearable:

allay, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve.

Translations

يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن

ulevitutišitzmírnit

lettelindremildne

erleichtern

amortiguar

soulagerralentir

lina, draga úr

alleviarelenimento

numalšinimasnumalšintipalengvinimaspalengvinti

atvieglotremdēt

lettelindremildne

uľahčiť

dindirmekhafifletmek

减轻

alleviate

[əˈliːvɪeɪt] VT → aliviar, mitigar

alleviate

[əˈliːvieɪt] vt [+ pain, suffering] → soulager; [+ symptoms] → atténuer; [+ poverty] → réduire; [+ stress, pressure] → réduire; [+ effects] → réduire

alleviate

vt → lindern

alleviate

[əˈliːvɪeɪt] vt → alleviare

alleviate

(əˈliːvieit) verb

to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc). The drugs will alleviate the pain. verminder يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن облекчавам aliviar zmírnit, utišit, ulevit erleichtern lindre; lette; mildne ανακουφίζωaliviar leevendama تسکین دادن lievittää soulager לְהָקֵל, לְהַפחִית कम करना ublažiti csillapít, enyhít meredakan, mengurangi lina, draga úr alleviare 緩和する 완화하다 numalšinti, palengvinti atvieglot; remdēt melegakan verlichtenlindre, lette, mildneuśmierzać, ulżyć تسکین ورکول aliviar a alina облегчать uľahčiť, zmierniť (o)lajšati ublažiti lätta, lindra ทำให้บรรเทา hafifletmek, dindirmek 減輕(痛苦等) полегшувати ہلکا کرنا ، کم کرنا làm giảm 减轻（痛苦等）

alˌleviˈation noun

vermindering تَخْفيف، تَسْكِين облекчение alívio zmírnění, úleva die Erleichterung lindring; lettelse ανακούφισηalivio leevendus تسکین؛ کاهش lievennys soulagementהקלה आराम, कमी olakšati csillapítás, enyhítés peredaan léttir, linun alleviamento, sollievo 緩和 완화 numalšinimas, palengvinimas remdēšana; atvieglošana; atvieglojums kelegaan verlichtinglindringulga تسکین، لږونه alívio alinare облегчение úľava (o)lajšanje ublaživanje lättnad, lindring การบรรเทา hafifleme, dinme 減輕 полегшення تخفیف ، کمی sự làm dịu 减轻

alleviate

v. aliviar, calmar, mejorar, atenuar.

alleviate

vt aliviar