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alleviate

(əliːvieɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense alleviates, present participle alleviating, past tense, past participle alleviated

verb

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. [VERB noun]

...the problem of alleviating mass poverty. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: ease, reduce, relieve, moderate More Synonyms of alleviate

alleviation (əliːvieɪʃən) uncountable noun

Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery. [+ of]

Synonyms: easing, relief, reduction, dulling More Synonyms of alleviate

alleviate in British English

(əˈliːvɪˌeɪt)

verb

(transitive)

to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve

▶ USAGE See note at ameliorate

Derived forms

alleviation (alˌleviˈation)

noun

alleviative (alˈleviative)

adjective

alleviator (alˈleviˌator)

noun

Word origin

C15: from Late Latin alleviāre to mitigate, from Latin levis light

alleviate in American English

(əˈliviˌeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: alˈleviˌated or alˈleviˌating

to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc.)

to reduce or decrease

to alleviate poverty

SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlieve

Derived forms

alleviator (alˈleviˌator)

noun

alleviative (alˈleviˌative)

adjective or alˈleviaˌtory (əˈliviəˌtɔri)

Word origin

ME alleviaten < LL alleviatus, pp. of alleviare, for L allevare < ad-, to + levis, light2

Examples of 'alleviate' in a sentence
alleviate

She is a good, kind, gentle soul who worked to alleviate the suffering of her neighbours.I'd kick its solid rubber wheels, homing on their details to alleviate the distress.And it had better alleviate the situations of Hyde and my niece or you will all three have been wasting my precious time!Rio de Janeiro's legendary traffic had prompted the authorities to take drastic action to alleviate the worst of the congestion.

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alleviate

British English: alleviate VERB

If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.

Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.

American English: alleviate
Brazilian Portuguese: aliviar
Chinese: 减轻 >不适
European Spanish: mitigar
French: soulager
German: lindern
Italian: alleviare
Japanese: 緩和する
Korean: 경감시키다
European Portuguese: aliviar
Latin American Spanish: mitigar

Chinese translation of 'alleviate'

alleviate

(əˈliːvɪeɪt)

vt

[pain] 减(減)轻(輕) (jiǎnqīng)
[poverty, misery] 缓(緩)和 (huǎnhé)

(verb) in the sense of ease

Definition

to lessen (pain or suffering)

A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.

Synonyms

ease

I made her a hot water bottle to ease the pain.

reduce

Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.

relieve

Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

moderate

They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views.

smooth

dull

They gave him morphine to dull the pain.

diminish

Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

soften

He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her.

check

blunt

soothe

Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats.

subdue

He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.

lessen

The burden will lessen if you ask someone for help.

lighten

He felt the need to lighten the atmosphere.

quell

He is trying to quell fears of a looming crisis.

allay

He did what he could to allay the children's fears.

mitigate

ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion

abate

a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions

slacken

Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month.

assuage

She was trying to assuage her guilt.

quench

mollify

slake

palliate

Certain drugs can palliate the main symptoms.

see ameliorate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abate

Definition

to make or become less strong

a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions

Synonyms

reduce,

slow,

relax,

ease,

relieve,

moderate,

weaken,

dull,

diminish,

decrease,

lessen,

alleviate,

quell,

mitigate,

attenuate,

slake

in the sense of allay

Definition

to reduce (fear, doubt, or anger)

He did what he could to allay the children's fears.

Synonyms

reduce,

quiet,

relax,

ease,

calm,

smooth,

relieve,

check,

moderate,

dull,

diminish,

compose,

soften,

blunt,

soothe,

subdue,

lessen,

alleviate,

appease,

quell,

mitigate,

assuage,

pacify,

mollify

in the sense of assuage

Definition

to relieve (grief, pain, or thirst)

She was trying to assuage her guilt.

Synonyms

relieve,

ease,

calm,

moderate,

temper,

soothe,

lessen,

alleviate,

lighten,

allay,

mitigate,

quench,

palliate

Synonyms of 'alleviate'

alleviate

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单词	alleviate
释义	Trends of alleviate View usage for: alleviate (əliːvieɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense alleviates, present participle alleviating, past tense, past participle alleviated verb 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. [VERB noun] ...the problem of alleviating mass poverty. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ease, reduce, relieve, moderate More Synonyms of alleviate alleviation (əliːvieɪʃən) uncountable noun Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery. [+ of] Synonyms: easing, relief, reduction, dulling More Synonyms of alleviate alleviate in British English (əˈliːvɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive) to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve ▶ USAGE See note at ameliorate Derived forms alleviation (alˌleviˈation) noun alleviative (alˈleviative) adjective alleviator (alˈleviˌator) noun Word origin C15: from Late Latin alleviāre to mitigate, from Latin levis light alleviate in American English (əˈliviˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: alˈleviˌated or alˈleviˌating 1. to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc.) 2. to reduce or decrease to alleviate poverty SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlieve Derived forms alleviator (alˈleviˌator) noun alleviative (alˈleviˌative) adjective or alˈleviaˌtory (əˈliviəˌtɔri) Word origin ME alleviaten < LL alleviatus, pp. of alleviare, for L allevare < ad-, to + levis, light2 Examples of 'alleviate' in a sentence alleviate She is a good, kind, gentle soul who worked to alleviate the suffering of her neighbours. Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2003) I'd kick its solid rubber wheels, homing on their details to alleviate the distress. Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003) And it had better alleviate the situations of Hyde and my niece or you will all three have been wasting my precious time! Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2003) Rio de Janeiro's legendary traffic had prompted the authorities to take drastic action to alleviate the worst of the congestion. Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2003) In other languages alleviate British English: alleviate VERB If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. American English: alleviate Brazilian Portuguese: aliviar Chinese: 减轻 >不适 European Spanish: mitigar French: soulager German: lindern Italian: alleviare Japanese: 緩和する Korean: 경감시키다 European Portuguese: aliviar Latin American Spanish: mitigar Chinese translation of 'alleviate' alleviate (əˈliːvɪeɪt) vt [pain] 减(減)轻(輕) (jiǎnqīng) [poverty, misery] 缓(緩)和 (huǎnhé) (verb) in the sense of ease Definition to lessen (pain or suffering) A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. Synonyms ease I made her a hot water bottle to ease the pain. reduce Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent. relieve Drugs can relieve much of the pain. moderate They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views. smooth dull They gave him morphine to dull the pain. diminish Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state. soften He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her. check blunt soothe Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats. subdue He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. lessen The burden will lessen if you ask someone for help. lighten He felt the need to lighten the atmosphere. quell He is trying to quell fears of a looming crisis. allay He did what he could to allay the children's fears. mitigate ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion abate a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions slacken Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month. assuage She was trying to assuage her guilt. quench mollify slake palliate Certain drugs can palliate the main symptoms. see ameliorate Additional synonyms in the sense of abate Definition to make or become less strong a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions Synonyms reduce, slow, relax, ease, relieve, moderate, weaken, dull, diminish, decrease, lessen, alleviate, quell, mitigate, attenuate, slake in the sense of allay Definition to reduce (fear, doubt, or anger) He did what he could to allay the children's fears. Synonyms reduce, quiet, relax, ease, calm, smooth, relieve, check, moderate, dull, diminish, compose, soften, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, alleviate, appease, quell, mitigate, assuage, pacify, mollify in the sense of assuage Definition to relieve (grief, pain, or thirst) She was trying to assuage her guilt. Synonyms relieve, ease, calm, moderate, temper, soothe, lessen, alleviate, lighten, allay, mitigate, quench, palliate Synonyms of 'alleviate' alleviate Explore 'alleviate' in the dictionary
随便看	to recommend sb for promotion to reconcile o.s. to sth to redeem o.s. to reduce/keep sth to a minimum to reduce sb to silence to reduce sb to sth to reduce sb to tears to reduce sth by/to to reduce sth to sth to refer sb to to refer sth to to reflect badly on sb/sth to refrain from doing sth to refresh sb's memory to refuse sb permission to refuse sb sth to refuse to do sth to regain consciousness to regain one's composure to register a protest to regret that ... to reign supreme to reject/dismiss sth out of hand to reject sth in favour of sth else to rejoice at or over sth

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