alleviativen.adj.

Brit.

/əˈliːvɪətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈliviədɪv/,

/əˈliviˌeɪdɪv/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin alleviativus ; alleviate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: Either (i) < post-classical Latin alleviativus tending to lighten (13th cent. in a British source), tending to allay (14th cent. in a British source; < alleviat- , past participial stem of alleviare alleviate v. + classical Latin -īvus -ive suffix); or (ii) < alleviate v. + -ive suffix. Compare Old Occitan alleviatiu (c1350).

A. n.

Something which has an alleviating effect; a palliative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > one who or that which mitigates or moderates

slakea1300

mitigativea1398

allayerc1487

slaker?1518

assuager1547

abater1583

mollifier1583

mitigator1586

moderator1589

softener1599

rebater1601

lightener?1611

allay1614

swager1617

mitigation1622

temperer1630

alleviator1665

alleviative1672

sheather1762

soberera1849

buffer1858

charmer1871

suppressant1884

modifier1890

moderant1897

shock-absorber1924

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief

froverOE

comfortc1386

easec1440

sport1440

consolationc1460

recreatoryc1475

balm1540

balsamumc1540

solace1597

unction1604

balsama1616

demulceation1661

demulsion1661

alleviative1672

mitigation1726

salve1736

soother1794

consolement1797

heart-balm1828

1672 ‘D.T.’ Corah's Doom 126 Some cheering Alleviative to Lads kept..in pure slavery to a few Latine ad Greek words.

1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 133/2 (heading) An easy and effectual Remedy for the Head-ach, and alleviative for the Asthma.

1842 Times 21 Sept. 4/1 The Vicissitudes of Trade, their Causes, Alleviatives, and Preventatives.

1887 N. Amer. Rev. 144 423 I must confine myself to the narcotic alleviatives of a single writer.

1903 Windsor Mag. 18 558 This drawing together of social elements, unhappily estranged, would..apply an alleviative to the pin-pricks of France, Germany, and Russia.

1998 P. F. Cohen Love & Anger i. 66 Most medical research in this country was and is focussed on developing alleviatives for symptoms.

B. adj.

That alleviates something; characterized by or tending towards alleviation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > alleviating or superficial

palliative?a1425

palliating1621

palliatea1625

palliatory1665

alleviative1770

alleviatory1830

supportive1858

subcurative1917

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adjective] > giving consolation or relief

comfortable1377

comforting1382

easefulc1425

solaciousc1450

unctious1477

consolativea1492

consolatorya1500

comfortful1552

recomfortable1581

cordial1584

relieving1597

comfortizing1600

balmya1616

lenifying1617

consolating?1650

easinga1665

balsamic1667

relief-ful1699

consolinga1704

assuasive1713

solacing1721

soothing1746

consolate1748

reassuring1753

alleviative1770

cheering1796

assuaging1801

sooth1819

paramuthetic1854

soothful1886

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe > mitigating or alleviating

mitigativea1400

swaging1483

mitiganta1538

mitigatory1598

delenifical1656

alleviative1770

1770 E. Marshall Candid State of Evid. Specific for Gout 6 With respect to..the rye plaister and the bootikyn..I may venture to pronounce they are safe, and alleviative of pain.

1823 Examiner 24 Aug. 552/3 Any measure alleviative of distress.

1871 Retrospect of Med. July 115 It is not difficult..to determine the fact at the commencement of the treatment how far it will probably be curative, how far only alleviative.

1931 Birmingham Post 13 May 7/5 He was admitted to hospital for an alleviative operation.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 21 Nov. 18 Potassium chloride, a drug that had no possible curative or alleviative potential.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alleviative
释义	alleviativen.adj. Brit. /əˈliːvɪətɪv/, U.S. /əˈliviədɪv/, /əˈliviˌeɪdɪv/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin alleviativus ; alleviate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: Either (i) < post-classical Latin alleviativus tending to lighten (13th cent. in a British source), tending to allay (14th cent. in a British source; < alleviat- , past participial stem of alleviare alleviate v. + classical Latin -īvus -ive suffix); or (ii) < alleviate v. + -ive suffix. Compare Old Occitan alleviatiu (c1350). A. n. Something which has an alleviating effect; a palliative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > one who or that which mitigates or moderates slakea1300 mitigativea1398 allayerc1487 slaker?1518 assuager1547 abater1583 mollifier1583 mitigator1586 moderator1589 softener1599 rebater1601 lightener?1611 allay1614 swager1617 mitigation1622 temperer1630 alleviator1665 alleviative1672 sheather1762 soberera1849 buffer1858 charmer1871 suppressant1884 modifier1890 moderant1897 shock-absorber1924 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief froverOE comfortc1386 easec1440 sport1440 consolationc1460 recreatoryc1475 balm1540 balsamumc1540 solace1597 unction1604 balsama1616 demulceation1661 demulsion1661 alleviative1672 mitigation1726 salve1736 soother1794 consolement1797 heart-balm1828 1672 ‘D.T.’ Corah's Doom 126 Some cheering Alleviative to Lads kept..in pure slavery to a few Latine ad Greek words. 1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 133/2 (heading) An easy and effectual Remedy for the Head-ach, and alleviative for the Asthma. 1842 Times 21 Sept. 4/1 The Vicissitudes of Trade, their Causes, Alleviatives, and Preventatives. 1887 N. Amer. Rev. 144 423 I must confine myself to the narcotic alleviatives of a single writer. 1903 Windsor Mag. 18 558 This drawing together of social elements, unhappily estranged, would..apply an alleviative to the pin-pricks of France, Germany, and Russia. 1998 P. F. Cohen Love & Anger i. 66 Most medical research in this country was and is focussed on developing alleviatives for symptoms. B. adj. That alleviates something; characterized by or tending towards alleviation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > alleviating or superficial palliative?a1425 palliating1621 palliatea1625 palliatory1665 alleviative1770 alleviatory1830 supportive1858 subcurative1917 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adjective] > giving consolation or relief comfortable1377 comforting1382 easefulc1425 solaciousc1450 unctious1477 consolativea1492 consolatorya1500 comfortful1552 recomfortable1581 cordial1584 relieving1597 comfortizing1600 balmya1616 lenifying1617 consolating?1650 easinga1665 balsamic1667 relief-ful1699 consolinga1704 assuasive1713 solacing1721 soothing1746 consolate1748 reassuring1753 alleviative1770 cheering1796 assuaging1801 sooth1819 paramuthetic1854 soothful1886 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe > mitigating or alleviating mitigativea1400 swaging1483 mitiganta1538 mitigatory1598 delenifical1656 alleviative1770 1770 E. Marshall Candid State of Evid. Specific for Gout 6 With respect to..the rye plaister and the bootikyn..I may venture to pronounce they are safe, and alleviative of pain. 1823 Examiner 24 Aug. 552/3 Any measure alleviative of distress. 1871 Retrospect of Med. July 115 It is not difficult..to determine the fact at the commencement of the treatment how far it will probably be curative, how far only alleviative. 1931 Birmingham Post 13 May 7/5 He was admitted to hospital for an alleviative operation. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 21 Nov. 18 Potassium chloride, a drug that had no possible curative or alleviative potential. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1672
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