alleviate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA:/əlivieɪt/
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[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Related terms

• alleviated
• alleviation
• alleviator

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

alleviate

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aaeeilltv
• alleatevi