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1. (v.t.) alleviate
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate:
to alleviate pain.
Etymology: (1425–75; < LL alleviātus, ptp. of alleviāre to lighten)
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| Definition of 'alleviate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
2. (verb) facilitate, ease, alleviate
make easier
"you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
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| Definition of 'alleviate' |
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1. (verb) alleviate
to lighten or lessen the force or weight of
2. (verb) alleviate
to lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate
3. (verb) alleviate
to extenuate; to palliate
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Sense: to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc)
The drugs will alleviate the pain.
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 Afrikaans: verminder |
 Arabic: يُخَفِّف ، يُسَكِّن |
 Bulgarian: облекчавам |
 Brazilian: aliviar |
 Czech: zmírnit, utišit, ulevit |
 German: erleichtern |
 Danish: lindre; lette; mildne |
 Greek: ανακουφίζω |
 Spanish: aliviar |
 Estonian: leevendama |
 Farsi: تسکین دادن |
 Finnish: lievittää |
 French: soulager |
 Hebrew: לְהָקֵל, לְהַפחִית |
 Hindi: कम करना |
 Croatian: ublažiti |
 Hungarian: csillapít, enyhít |
 Indonesian: meredakan, mengurangi |
 Icelandic: lina, dragaúr |
 Italian: alleviare |
 Japanese: 緩和する |
 Korean: 완화하다 |
 Lithuanian: numalšinti, palengvinti |
 Latvian: atvieglot; remdēt |
 Malay: melegakan |
 Dutch: verlichten |
 Norwegian: lindre, lette, mildne |
 Polish: uśmierzać, ulżyć |
 Persian: تسکین دادن |
 Pashto: تسکین ورکول |
 Portuguese: aliviar |
 Romanian: a alina |
 Russian: облегчать |
 Slovak: uľahčiť, zmierniť |
 Slovenian: (o)lajšati |
 Serbian: ublažiti |
 Swedish: lätta, lindra |
 Thai: ทำให้บรรเทา |
 Turkish: hafifletmek, dindirmek |
 Taiwanese: 減輕(痛苦等) |
 Ukrainian: полегшувати |
 Urdu: ہلکا کرنا ، کم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm giảm |
 Chinese: 减轻（痛苦等） |
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