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- Dictionaryalleviate/əˈliːvɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
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Learn the meaning of alleviate, a formal verb that means to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe. See how to use alleviate in sentences and find translations in different languages.
- English (US)
ALLEVIATE meaning: 1. to make something bad such as pain or...
- Alleviate in German
ALLEVIATE translate: erleichtern. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
ALLEVIATE translate: 减轻;缓和,缓解. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Alleviate in French
ALLEVIATE translate: soulager, calmer. Learn more in the...
- Alleviate: Malay Translation
ALLEVIATE translate: melegakan. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Alleviate: Indonesian Translation
ALLEVIATE translate: meredakan, mengurangi. Learn more in...
- Alleviate: Danish Translation
alleviate - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Alleviate: Thai Translation
ALLEVIATE translate: ทำให้บรรเทา. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb alleviate, which means to relieve, lessen, or make something more bearable. See examples of alleviate in sentences and its origin from Latin.
Alleviate definition: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate. See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of alleviate, a formal verb that means to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe. See how to use it in sentences and find translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb alleviate, which means to make something less severe or unpleasant. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and examples of alleviate in sentences.
The verb, alleviate, stems from the Latin root, levis "light" and is related to modern English words such as elevator and levitate — both words implying a lightening of one's load. Alleviate also has this sense of lightening a burden such as physical pain or emotional duress.
Alleviate means to make something less severe or painful. Learn how to use this verb with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.