alleviate

English

Etymology

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

Bulgarian: облекчавам (bg), смекчавам (bg) Dutch: milderen (nl), temperen (nl), verlichten (nl), verzachten (nl) Estonian: kergendama, leevendama Finnish: helpottaa (fi), lievittää (fi) French: adoucir (fr), calmer (fr), soulager (fr)

German: mildern (de), lindern (de) Hungarian: enyhít (hu) Romanian: ușura (ro), alina (ro), calma (ro) Russian: облегчать (ru), смягчать (ru), уменьшать (ru), снимать (ru) 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