Dictionary

alleviate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈli.vi.eɪt/
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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
   • Nine months before she was taken in October 1994, Jodi was out jogging in Mason City before realizing she was being trailed. […] To alleviate her rising anxiety over the jogging incident, Jodi enrolled in a self-defense and martial arts class. 2026 August 10, Nicholas Muhoro, “Jodi Huisentruit, 27, Vanished From Her Apartment Parking Lot in 1995. Police Found Signs of a Struggle”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2026:
   • alleviate his pain
   • Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
2. (transitive) (finance) to pay down partially.
   • There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.

Forms

Antonyms

aggravate · intensify · exacerbate

Deriveds

alleviated · alleviatingly · alleviator · alleviation · alleviative

Synonyms

allay · quell · relieve · ease · assuage · mitigate · address · ameliorate

Translations (87)

da hjælpe på (make less severe) · ru уменьша́ть (make less severe) · ka შემსუბუქება (make less severe) · ca mitigar (make less severe) · es aliviar (make less severe) · bg смекча́вам (make less severe) · cmn 緩和 /缓和 (make less severe) · eo moderigi (make less severe) · bg облекча́вам (make less severe) · da lindre (make less severe) · fr alléger (make less severe) · fo linna (make less severe) · el καταπραΰνω (make less severe) · ota قیرمق (make less severe) · he הֵקֵל (make less severe) · et leevendama (make less severe) · de abschwächen (make less severe) · fo lætta (make less severe) · tr azaltmak (make less severe) · be змякча́ць (make less severe) · nl verzachten (make less severe) · ca pal·liar (make less severe) · is létta (make less severe) · tr dindirmek (make less severe) · ru облегча́ть (make less severe) · ru смягча́ть (make less severe) · ro ușura (make less severe) · hy մեղմել (make less severe) · yi פֿאַרגרינגערן (make less severe) · eo mildigi (make less severe) · tr hafifletmek (make less severe) · yi אױפֿמונטערן (make less severe) · sl ublažiti (make less severe) · de mildern (make less severe) · yi פֿאַרלײַכֿטערן (make less severe) · gl aliviar (make less severe) · fr adoucir (make less severe) · km សម្រាល (make less severe) · cmn 舒緩 /舒缓 (make less severe) · bn উপশম (make less severe) · az yüngülləşdirmək (make less severe) · fi helpottaa (make less severe) · nl verlichten (make less severe) · de lindern (make less severe) · la lēniō (make less severe) · fr calmer (make less severe) · ar خَفَّفَ (make less severe) · cmn 緩解 /缓解 (make less severe) · hu csillapít (make less severe) · pl łagodzić (make less severe) · ro calma (make less severe) · no lindre (make less severe) · et kergendama (make less severe) · hy մեղմացնել (make less severe) · fr soulager (make less severe) · sl omiliti (make less severe) · sv lindra (make less severe) · sv avhjälpa (make less severe) · az asanlaşdırmaq (make less severe) · nl milderen (make less severe) · uk пом'я́кшувати (make less severe) · cmn 減輕 /减轻 (make less severe) · ro alina (make less severe) · ru снима́ть (make less severe) · ar لَطَّفَ (make less severe) · sl olajšati (make less severe) · sv mildra (make less severe) · km កាត់បន្ថយ (make less severe) · ar سَكَّنَ (make less severe) · fr réduire (make less severe) · el ανακουφίζω (make less severe) · da dulme (make less severe) · fi lievittää (make less severe) · hu enyhít (make less severe) · yi מילדערן (make less severe) · nl temperen (make less severe) · uk поле́гшувати (make less severe) · gd aotromaich (make less severe) · es aleviar (make less severe) · th ปลดเปลื้อง (make less severe) · da tage brodden af (make less severe) · da lette (make less severe) · pt aliviar (make less severe) · th เปลื้อง (make less severe) · th บรรเทา (make less severe) · da mildne (make less severe) · yi לינדערן (make less severe)