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- [uh-lee-vee-eyt]
- /əˈli viˌeɪt/
- /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lee-vee-eyt]
- /əˈli viˌeɪt/
Definitions of alleviate word
- verb alleviate If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. 3
- verb alleviate to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve 3
- verb transitive alleviate to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc.) 3
- verb transitive alleviate to reduce or decrease 3
- verb with object alleviate to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. 1
- noun alleviate Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. 1
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Origin of alleviate
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English alleviaten < Late Latin alleviātus (past participle of alleviāre), equivalent to al- al- + levi(s) light, not heavy + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Alleviate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alleviate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alleviate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alleviate
verb alleviate
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- mitigate — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- allay — If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
Antonyms for alleviate
verb alleviate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- heighten — to increase the height of; make higher.
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