alleviate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈli.vi.eɪt/ Hyphenation: al‧le‧vi‧ate === Verb === alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated) (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. Synonyms: address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, quell, relieve Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify alleviate his pain (transitive), (finance) to pay down partially. ==== Usage notes ==== Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Verb === alleviate second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare inflection of alleviare: second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive second-person plural imperative feminine plural of alleviato === Anagrams === alleatevi == Latin == === Participle === alleviāte vocative masculine singular of alleviātus