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alleviate

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (to lighten; to alleviate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈli.vi.eɪt/
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Verb

alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)

  1. (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
    Synonyms: address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, quell, relieve
    Antonym: aggravate
    alleviate his pain
    Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
  2. (transitive), (finance) to pay down partially.
    There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.

Usage notes

Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”.

Derived terms

Translations

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Italian

Verb

alleviate

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
  2. inflection of alleviare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative
  3. feminine plural of alleviato

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

alleviāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of alleviātus

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