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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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ALLEVIATE definition: 1. to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2. to make something bad such as…. Learn more.
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: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate. See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence.
to make pain or problems less severe: The medicine did nothing to alleviate her discomfort. (Definition of alleviate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of alleviate.
If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. [ formal ] Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
The verb, alleviate, stems from the Latin root, levis "light" and is related to modern English words such as elevator and levitate — both words implying a lightening of one's load. Alleviate also has this sense of lightening a burden such as physical pain or emotional duress.
Definition of alleviate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
to make problems or suffering less extreme: She's been given some tablets to alleviate the pain. alleviation. noun [ U ] uk / əˌliːviˈeɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of alleviate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of alleviate. in Chinese (Traditional) 減輕, 緩和，緩解… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 减轻, 缓和，缓解…
Alleviate definition: To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable.
