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- Dictionaryalleviate/əˈliːvɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe: "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
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The meaning of ALLEVIATE is relieve, lessen. How to use alleviate in a sentence. Where does the word alleviate come from? Synonym Discussion of Alleviate.
ALLEVIATE definition: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.
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 leg w h- in Indo-European roots.] al·le′vi·a′tion n.
Alleviate definition: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate. See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence.
ALLEVIATE meaning: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.
If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
You can take medicine to alleviate symptoms or do exercise to alleviate stress. Or if you want a bigger challenge: try alleviating traffic congestion or world hunger. Definitions of alleviate. verb. provide physical relief, as from pain. synonyms: assuage, palliate, relieve. see more. verb. make easier.
A complete guide to the word "ALLEVIATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
alleviate something to make something less severe synonym ease. to alleviate suffering; A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.
alleviate. verb [ T ] uk / əˈliːvieɪt / us. Add to word list. to make problems or suffering less extreme: She's been given some tablets to alleviate the pain.
