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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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   ALLEVIATE definition: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ALLEVIATE is relieve, lessen. How to use alleviate in a sentence. Where does the word alleviate come from? Synonym Discussion of Alleviate.

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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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   If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.

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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 something to make something less severe synonym ease. to alleviate suffering; A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.