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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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ALLEVIATE definition: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.
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.
If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
ALLEVIATE meaning: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.
Synonyms for ALLEVIATE: relieve, help, mitigate, soothe, ease, soften, allay, assuage; Antonyms of ALLEVIATE: hurt, impair, harm, exacerbate, aggravate, injure, intensify, heighten
1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment. [Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see leg w h- in Indo-European roots.] al·le′vi·a′tion n.
alleviate meaning, definition, what is alleviate: to make something less painful or diffic...: Learn more.
Dictionary definition of alleviate. To reduce or ease the severity, intensity, or discomfort of a problem, pain, or suffering. "The rain helped to alleviate the drought conditions." Detailed meaning of alleviate.
the act of making something bad such as pain or problems less severe: the alleviation of poverty. Alleviation of pain is a critical step in a burn victim’s eventual healing and recovery. See. alleviate. Fewer examples. Acupuncture might help with the alleviation of headaches and migraines. Mental relaxation means alleviation of anxiety.
Alleviate definition: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate. See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence.
