† allevev.

Forms: 1500s aleive.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin allevāre.

Etymology: Apparently < classical Latin adlevāre, allevāre to lift up, raise, to relieve, lighten < ad- ad- prefix + levāre to raise (see leve v.³). Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French alever to raise, lift (mid 12th cent.). Compare releive at relieve v. α. forms. Compare earlier alleviate v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To relieve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] > mitigate or alleviate

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lighteOE

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alightOE

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slakea1387

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slecka1400

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mitigate?a1425

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asoftc1430

alleviate?a1475

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smooth1589

disembitter1622

deleniate1623

slaken1629

tranquillitate1657

soothe1711

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering)

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alightOE

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to bete one of one's balea1400

to cool a person's caresc1400

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1544 Earl of Surrey Let. 15 Mar. in Wks. Earl of Surrey & T. Wyatt (1815) I. xxvi. 220 There was a plat devised by me..for the winter garrison in such season as th'enemy could not keep the field, to th' intent his Majesty's charges might be aleived.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	alleve
释义	† allevev. Forms: 1500s aleive. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin allevāre. Etymology: Apparently < classical Latin adlevāre, allevāre to lift up, raise, to relieve, lighten < ad- ad- prefix + levāre to raise (see leve v.³). Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French alever to raise, lift (mid 12th cent.). Compare releive at relieve v. α. forms. Compare earlier alleviate v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To relieve. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] > mitigate or alleviate lithec897 lighteOE lissea1000 stillc1000 alightOE alithe?a1200 softc1225 swagec1330 abate?c1335 easea1374 accoya1375 allegea1375 stintc1374 slakea1387 assuage1393 planea1400 slecka1400 plasterc1400 soften?c1415 lighten?a1425 mitigate?a1425 relievec1425 asoftc1430 alleviate?a1475 allevya1500 sletcha1500 alleve1544 allevate1570 salve?1577 sweetena1586 smooth1589 disembitter1622 deleniate1623 slaken1629 tranquillitate1657 soothe1711 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering) lissea1000 alightOE allayc1225 softc1225 comfort1297 laya1300 eathea1325 allegea1375 appeasec1374 laska1375 slakea1387 releasea1393 balma1400 to bete one of one's balea1400 to cool a person's caresc1400 delivera1413 leggea1425 mitigate?a1425 repress?a1425 alleviate?a1475 allevya1500 alleve1544 leviate1545 lenify1567 allevate1570 ungrieve1589 straight1604 mulcify1653 balsama1666 solace1667 meliorate1796 1544 Earl of Surrey Let. 15 Mar. in Wks. Earl of Surrey & T. Wyatt (1815) I. xxvi. 220 There was a plat devised by me..for the winter garrison in such season as th'enemy could not keep the field, to th' intent his Majesty's charges might be aleived. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.1544
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