alleviate

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare (“to lighten”) (ad- (“towards”) + levis (“light”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əlivieɪt/

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Verb

alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)

1. (transitive) To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

   Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.

Synonyms

• address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve

Related terms

alleviated alleviation alleviator

Translations

make less severe

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• Bulgarian: облекчавам (bg) (oblekčavam), смекчавам (bg) (smekčavam)
• Catalan: mitigar (ca), pal·liar (ca)
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• Dutch: milderen (nl), temperen (nl), verlichten (nl), verzachten (nl)
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• Estonian: kergendama, leevendama
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• Finnish: helpottaa (fi), lievittää (fi)
• French: adoucir (fr), calmer (fr), soulager (fr)
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• German: mildern (de), lindern (de)
• Greek: ανακουφίζω (el) (anakoufízo) 
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• Hungarian: enyhít (hu)
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• Portuguese: aliviar (pt)
• Romanian: ușura (ro), alina (ro), calma (ro)
• Russian: облегчать (ru) (oblegčátʹ, oblexčátʹ) , смягчать (ru) (smjagčátʹ, smjaxčátʹ) , уменьшать (ru) (umenʹšátʹ) , снимать (ru) (snimátʹ) 
• Scottish Gaelic: aotromaich (gd)
• Spanish: aliviar (es), mitigar (es), paliar (es)
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Italian

Verb

alleviate

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
2. second-person plural present indicative of alleviare
3. second-person plural imperative of alleviare
4. second-person plural present subjunctive of alleviare
5. Feminine plural of alleviato

Anagrams

• alleatevi

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Latin

Participle

alleviāte

1. vocative masculine singular of alleviātus