alleviate

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alleviate

/əˈli.vi.eɪt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.

verb alleviates · alleviating · alleviated

transitive To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. alleviate his pain
Similar: address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, quell, relieve · Opposite: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify
transitive (finance) to pay down partially. There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: relieve, assuage, palliate, ease, facilitate, mitigation, relief, relieving, easing, mitigate, mitigating, allay, appease, mollify, soothe, placate

Translations

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verb make less severe

Español	aliviar, aleviar
中文	舒緩 /舒缓 shūhuǎn, 緩解 /缓解 huǎnjiě, 緩和 /缓和 huǎnhé, 減輕 /减轻 jiǎnqīng
Português	aliviar
Français	adoucir, calmer, soulager, alléger, réduire
Deutsch	mildern, lindern, abschwächen
Ελληνικά	ανακουφίζω anakoufízo, καταπραΰνω katapraÿ́no
Română	ușura, alina, calma
Русский	облегча́ть oblexčátʹ, смягча́ть smjaxčátʹ, уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ, снима́ть snimátʹ
العربية	خَفَّفَ ḵaffafa, لَطَّفَ laṭṭafa, سَكَّنَ sakkana
עברית	הֵקֵל hekél

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@misc{alleviate_2026,
  title = {alleviate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alleviate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}