alleviate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)
- (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
Usage notes
[edit]Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]make less severe
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Italian
[edit]Verb
[edit]alleviate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
- inflection of alleviare:
- feminine plural of alleviato
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Participle
[edit]alleviāte
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