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   Al·le·vi·ate

   /əˈlēvēˌāt/

   

   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

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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