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.

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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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

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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.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

alleviate

Past participle: alleviated
Gerund: alleviating

Imperative

alleviate

alleviate

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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"

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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

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alleviate

verb

To make less severe or more bearable:

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

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Translations

يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن

ulevitutišitzmírnit

lettelindremildne

erleichtern

amortiguar

soulagerralentir

lina, draga úr

alleviarelenimento

numalšinimasnumalšintipalengvinimaspalengvinti

atvieglotremdēt

lettelindremildne

uľahčiť

dindirmekhafifletmek

减轻

alleviate

[əˈliːvɪeɪt] VT → aliviar, mitigar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

alleviate

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

alleviate

vt → lindern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

alleviate

[əˈliːvɪeɪt] vt → alleviare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

alleviate

v. aliviar, calmar, mejorar, atenuar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

alleviate

vt aliviar

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