aliviar

Galician

Alternative forms

• aluviar

Etymology

From Latin alleviāre, present active infinitive of alleviō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aliˈβjaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to relieve, ease, alleviate

   Synonyms: acalmar, atenuar, mitigar

2. (transitive) to lighten

   Synonym: alixeirar

3. (euphemistic) to steal
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shit

   Synonym: facer de corpo

5. (intransitive) to calm down

   Synonym: amainar

6. (impersonal, of the weather) to clear up

   Synonyms: amainar, escampar

Derived terms

• aliviadoiro

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “aliviar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin alleviāre, present active infinitive of alleviō. Doublet of aligerar.

Verb

1. to relieve, ease, alleviate
2. to lighten
3. (euphemistic) to steal

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:aliviar.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin alleviāre, present active infinitive of alleviō. Doublet of aligerar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aliˈbjaɾ/ [a.liˈβ̞jaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to lighten

   Synonym: aligerar

2. (transitive) to relieve, alleviate, unburden

Derived terms

• aliviadero
• aliviado
• aliviador
• alivio

 

Related terms

• liviano

Further reading

• “aliviar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014