alleviate 音标拼音: [əl'ivi
, et]
vt . 减轻,使缓和
减轻,使缓和
alleviate v 1 :
provide physical relief ,
as from pain ; "
This pill will relieve your headaches " [
synonym : {
relieve }, {
alleviate },
{
palliate }, {
assuage }]
2 :
make easier ; "
you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge " [
synonym : {
facilitate }, {
ease }, {
alleviate }]
Alleviate \
Al *
le "
vi *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Alleviated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Alleviating }.] [
LL .
alleviare ,
fr .
L .
ad levis light .
See {
Alegge }, {
Levity }.]
1 .
To lighten or lessen the force or weight of . [
Obs .]
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Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense . --
Evelyn .
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Those large bladders . . .
conduce much to the alleviating of the body [
of flying birds ]. --
Ray .
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2 .
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 }.
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The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much alleviated by giving the use of letters . --
Bp .
Horsley .
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3 .
To extenuate ;
to palliate . [
R .]
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He alleviates his fault by an excuse . --
Johnson .
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Syn :
To lessen ;
diminish ;
soften ;
mitigate ;
assuage ;
abate ;
relieve ;
nullify ;
allay .
Usage :
To {
Alleviate }, {
Mitigate }, {
Assuage }, {
Allay }.
These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state ;
and being all figurative ,
they differ in their application ,
according to the image under which this idea is presented .
Alleviate supposes a load which is lightened or taken off ;
as ,
to alleviate one '
s cares .
Mitigate supposes something fierce which is made mild ;
as ,
to mitigate one '
s anguish .
Assuage supposes something violent which is quieted ;
as ,
to assuage one '
s sorrow .
Allay supposes something previously excited ,
but now brought down ;
as ,
to allay one '
s suffering or one '
s thirst .
To alleviate the distresses of life ;
to mitigate the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief ;
to assuage angry feeling ;
to allay wounded sensibility .
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88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
alleviate ":
abate ,
allay ,
anesthetize ,
appease ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
bank the fire ,
bate ,
be light ,
benumb ,
blunt ,
chasten ,
constrain ,
control ,
cure ,
cushion ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
disburden ,
disencumber ,
downplay ,
dull ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
extenuate ,
foment ,
give relief ,
have little weight ,
keep within bounds ,
kick the beam ,
lay ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
lull ,
make light ,
make lighter ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
mollify ,
numb ,
obtund ,
off -
load ,
pad ,
palliate ,
play down ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
reduce weight ,
relieve ,
remedy ,
remit ,
restrain ,
salve ,
slacken ,
slake ,
slow down ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
soothe ,
stifle ,
stupe ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
tame ,
temper ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
unballast ,
unburden ,
underplay ,
unlade ,
unload ,
water down ,
weaken ,
weigh lightly
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ALLEVIATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable
ALLEVIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary ALLEVIATE definition: 1 to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe: 2 to make something bad such as… Learn more
ALLEVIATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Alleviate definition: to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate See examples of ALLEVIATE used in a sentence
Alleviate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
ALLEVIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe
alleviate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of alleviate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Alleviate Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Alleviate definition: To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable
alleviate - definition and meaning - Wordnik To make light, in a figurative sense; remove in part; lessen, mitigate, or make easier to be endured: as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, punishment, burdens, etc : opposed to aggravate
ALLEVIATE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of alleviate are allay, assuage, lighten, mitigate, and relieve While all these words mean "to make something less grievous," alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress
alleviate | meaning of alleviate in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . alleviate meaning, definition, what is alleviate: to make something less painful or diffic : Learn more