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al·le·vi·ate
(ə-lē′vē-āt′)tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·ates
1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve.
2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment.
[Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.]
al·le′vi·a′tion n.
al·le′vi·a′tor n.
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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]
alˌleviˈation n
alˈleviative adj
alˈleviˌator n
Usage: See at ameliorate
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al•le•vi•ate
(əˈli viˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate pain.
[1425–75; < Late Latin alleviātus, past participle of alleviāre to lighten]
al•le′vi•ant, n., adj.
al•le`vi•a′tion, n.
al•le′vi•a`tor, n.
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alleviate
- Can mean "diminish the weight of"; to alleviate is not to cure, but rather to lighten, lessen, or relieve to some degree.See also related terms for lessen.
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alleviate
Past participle: alleviated
Gerund: alleviating
| Imperative |
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| alleviate |
| alleviate |
| Present |
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| I alleviate |
| you alleviate |
| he/she/it alleviates |
| we alleviate |
| you alleviate |
| they alleviate |
| Preterite |
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| I alleviated |
| you alleviated |
| he/she/it alleviated |
| we alleviated |
| you alleviated |
| they alleviated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am alleviating |
| you are alleviating |
| he/she/it is alleviating |
| we are alleviating |
| you are alleviating |
| they are alleviating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have alleviated |
| you have alleviated |
| he/she/it has alleviated |
| we have alleviated |
| you have alleviated |
| they have alleviated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was alleviating |
| you were alleviating |
| he/she/it was alleviating |
| we were alleviating |
| you were alleviating |
| they were alleviating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had alleviated |
| you had alleviated |
| he/she/it had alleviated |
| we had alleviated |
| you had alleviated |
| they had alleviated |
| Future |
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| I will alleviate |
| you will alleviate |
| he/she/it will alleviate |
| we will alleviate |
| you will alleviate |
| they will alleviate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have alleviated |
| you will have alleviated |
| he/she/it will have alleviated |
| we will have alleviated |
| you will have alleviated |
| they will have alleviated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be alleviating |
| you will be alleviating |
| he/she/it will be alleviating |
| we will be alleviating |
| you will be alleviating |
| they will be alleviating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been alleviating |
| you have been alleviating |
| he/she/it has been alleviating |
| we have been alleviating |
| you have been alleviating |
| they have been alleviating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been alleviating |
| you will have been alleviating |
| he/she/it will have been alleviating |
| we will have been alleviating |
| you will have been alleviating |
| they will have been alleviating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been alleviating |
| you had been alleviating |
| he/she/it had been alleviating |
| we had been alleviating |
| you had been alleviating |
| they had been alleviating |
| Conditional |
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| I would alleviate |
| you would alleviate |
| he/she/it would alleviate |
| we would alleviate |
| you would alleviate |
| they would alleviate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have alleviated |
| you would have alleviated |
| he/she/it would have alleviated |
| we would have alleviated |
| you would have alleviated |
| they would have alleviated |
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Verb 1. [画像:alleviate - provide physical relief, as from pain]alleviate - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
soothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
2. [画像:alleviate - make easier]alleviate - make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
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alleviate
verb ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, smooth, dull, diminish, soften, check, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, lighten, quell, allay, mitigate, abate, slacken, assuage, quench, mollify, slake, palliate A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. see ameliorate
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alleviate
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن
ulevitutišitzmírnit
lettelindremildne
lina, draga úr
numalšinimasnumalšintipalengvinimaspalengvinti
atvieglotremdēt
uľahčiť
dindirmek hafifletmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
alleviate
[əˈliːvieɪt] vt [+ pain, suffering] → soulager ; [+ symptoms] → atténuer ; [+ poverty] → réduire ; [+ stress, pressure] → réduire ; [+ effects] → réduireCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
alleviate
vt → lindern
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
alleviate
(əˈliːvieit) verb to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc). The drugs will alleviate the pain. verminder يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن облекчавам aliviar zmírnit, utišit, ulevit erleichtern lindre; lette; mildne ανακουφίζω aliviar leevendama تسکین دادن lievittää soulager לְהָקֵל, לְהַפחִית कम करना ublažiti csillapít, enyhít meredakan, mengurangi lina, draga úr alleviare 緩和する 완화하다 numalšinti, palengvinti atvieglot; remdēt melegakan verlichten lindre, lette, mildne uśmierzać, ulżyć تسکین ورکول aliviar a alina облегчать uľahčiť, zmierniť (o)lajšati ublažiti lätta, lindra ทําให้บรรเทา hafifletmek, dindirmek 減輕(痛苦等) полегшувати ہلکا کرنا ، کم کرنا làm giảm 减轻(痛苦等)
alˌleviˈation noun vermindering تَخْفيف، تَسْكِين облекчение alívio zmírnění, úleva die Erleichterung lindring; lettelse ανακούφιση alivio leevendus تسکین؛ کاهش lievennys soulagement הקלה आराम, कमी olakšati csillapítás, enyhítés peredaan léttir, linun alleviamento, sollievo 緩和 완화 numalšinimas, palengvinimas remdēšana; atvieglošana; atvieglojums kelegaan verlichting lindring ulga تسکین، لږونه alívio alinare облегчение úľava (o)lajšanje ublaživanje lättnad, lindring การบรรเทา hafifleme, dinme 減輕 полегшення تخفیف ، کمی sự làm dịu 减轻
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alleviate
v. aliviar, calmar, mejorar, atenuar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
alleviate
vt aliviarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.