alleviate
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)
- (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
Usage notes edit
Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
make less severe
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Italian edit
Verb edit
alleviate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
- inflection of alleviare:
- feminine plural of alleviato
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Latin edit
Participle edit
alleviāte
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