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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAlleviate
/əˈliː.vi.eɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
"The new medicine helped to alleviate her chronic pain."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'alleviare', formed from the prefix 'ad-' (to) and 'levis' (light, as in weight), meaning to make light or lighten. Entering the English language in the early 16th century, the verb originally retained a literal sense of physical lightening before shifting primarily to the figurative sense of lessening pain, hardship, or problems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alleviate" is said worldwide
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soulager
Transliteration: soulager
"Ce médicament permet de soulager la douleur."
lindern
Transliteration: lindern
"Die Medikamente halfen, seine Schmerzen zu lindern."
alleviare
Transliteration: alleviare
"Il trattamento serve ad alleviare i sintomi."
aliviar
Transliteration: aliviar
"El hielo puede ayudar a aliviar la hinchazón."
aliviar
Transliteration: aliviar
"Eles tomaram medidas para aliviar a pobreza na região."
कम करना
Transliteration: kam karna
"इस दवा से दर्द कम करने में मदद मिलती है।"
减轻
Transliteration: jiǎnqīng
"这些措施有助于减轻贫困。"
완화하다
Transliteration: wanhwahada
"이 약은 통증을 완화하는 데 도움이 됩니다."
軽減する
Transliteration: kei-gen suru
"その薬は痛みを軽減するのに役立ちます。"
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