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Alleviate
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al·le·vi·ate
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əˈli
viˌeɪt
/
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uh
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lee
-vee-eyt
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verb (used with object),
-at·ed,
-at·ing.
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate:
to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
alleviaten
<
Late Latin
alleviātus
(past participle of
alleviāre
), equivalent to
al-
al-
+
levi
(
s
) light, not heavy +
-ātus
-ate
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Related forms
un·al·le·vi·at·ed,
adjective
un·al·le·vi·at·ed·ly,
adverb
un·al·le·vi·at·ing,
adjective
un·al·le·vi·at·ing·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
lighten, diminish, abate, relieve, assuage.
Antonyms
increase, strengthen; aggravate, intensify.
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Shallow characters and trite writing do nothing do alleviate this sloppiness.
Your letter arrived as something to alleviate winter's dreary grays.
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alleviate
(əˈliːvɪˌeɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve
[C15: from Late Latin
alleviāre
to mitigate, from Latin
levis
light]
allevi'ation
—
n
al'leviative
—
adj
al'leviator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
alleviate
1520s, from L.L. alleviatus, pp. of alleviare "to lighten," from L. ad- "to" + levis "light" in weight (see
lever
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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