alleviate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

To make (pain, for example) more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See synonyms at relieve.

[Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light.]

alleviation al·le'vi·a'tion n.
alleviator al·le'vi·a'tor n.

verb

To make less severe or more bearable: allay, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: relieve; lessen
Antonyms: aggravate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify

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IN BRIEF: To reduce the burden of.

The aspirin should alleviate your headache.

Common misspelling(s) of alleviate

• alliviate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lette, lindre

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlichten

Français (French)
v. tr. - soulager, alléger, calmer, adoucir, apaiser (la soif)

Deutsch (German)
v. - erleichtern, abschwächen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελαφρύνω, ξαλαφρώνω, ανακουφίζω, καταπραϋνω

Italiano (Italian)
alleviare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aliviar, suavizar, minorar (dor ou sofrimento)

Русский (Russian)
облегчить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aliviar, aligerar, mitigar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lätta, lindra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减轻, 使缓和

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減輕, 使緩和

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 완화 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 軽くする, 緩和する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفف, يسكن, يلطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקל, הפחית, שיכך‬

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