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al·le·vi·ate

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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 ME alleviaten < LL alleviātus (ptp. of alleviāre), equiv. to al- al- + levi(s) light, not heavy + -ātus -ate¹

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—Synonyms lighten, diminish, abate, relieve, assuage.

—Antonyms increase, strengthen; aggravate, intensify.

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al·le·vi·ate Audio Help (ə-lē'vē-āt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·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; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

al·le'vi·a'tion n., al·le'vi·a'tor n.

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