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alleviate
al·le·vi·ate
[
ə lvee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
al·le·vi·at·ed
,
present participle
al·le·vi·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
al·le·vi·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
lessen something:
to make something such as pain or hardship more bearable or less severe
[
Early 16th century. < late Latin
alleviat-
, past participle of
alleviare
"lighten" < Latin
levis
"light (in weight)"
]
al·le·vi·a·tion
[
ə lvee áysh'n
]
noun
al·le·vi·a·tive
[
ə lvee àytiv
]
adjective
al·le·vi·a·tor
[
ə lvee àytər
]
noun
al·le·vi·a·to·ry
[
ə lvee ə tàwree
]
adjective
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al·le·vi·a·tion [ ə lvee áysh'n ] nounal·le·vi·a·tive [ ə lvee àytiv ] adjectiveal·le·vi·a·tor [ ə lvee àytər ] nounal·le·vi·a·to·ry [ ə lvee ə tàwree ] adjective
