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   alleviate

   /əˈliːvɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin alleviat- ‘lightened’, from the verb alleviare, from Latin allevare, from ad- ‘to’ + levare ‘raise’, influenced by levis ‘light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. alleviative adjective
   • 2. alleviator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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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...

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     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...

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   Alleviate definition: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate. See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.