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alleviated
al·le·vi·ate A0210100 (ə-lē′vē-āt′)tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·ates 1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve.2. To lessen or reduce: alleviate unemployment. [Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin alleviāre, alleviāt-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.] al·le′vi·a′tion n.al·le′vi·a′tor n.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | alleviated - (of pain or sorrow) made easier to beareased, relievedmitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" | MedicalSeealleviatealleviated Related to alleviated: machination, Perseverant, they'dSynonyms for alleviatedadj (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bearSynonymsRelated Words |