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- DictionaryAl·le·vi·ate/əˈlēvēˌāt/
verb
- 1. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. Synonyms: assuage, relieve, abate, diminish, lighten. Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, strengthen, increase. alleviate.
Definition of alleviate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
verb [ T ] uk / əˈliːvieɪt / us. Add to word list. to make problems or suffering less extreme: She's been given some tablets to alleviate the pain. alleviation. noun [ U ] uk / əˌliːviˈeɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of alleviate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of alleviate. in Chinese (Traditional)
alleviate /əˈliːvɪˌeɪt/ vb. ( transitive) to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve. Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin alleviāre to mitigate, from Latin levis light. alˌleviˈation n alˈleviˌator n USAGE. ameliorate. 'alleviate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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.
ALLEVIATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of alleviate 2. to make something bad such as pain or problems…. Learn more.
