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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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | alleviation - the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"assuagement, reliefcomfort - a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment | | 2. | alleviation - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"easement, easing, reliefreduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingspasmolysis - the relaxation or relief of muscle spasmsdetente - the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)palliation - easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the causeliberalisation, liberalization, relaxation - the act of making less strictdecompressing, decompression - relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
alleviationnoun easing, relief, reduction, dulling, lessening, lightening, quelling, moderation, slackening, quenching, mitigation, diminution, slaking, palliation They focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery.alleviationnounFreedom, especially from pain:assuagement, ease, mitigation, palliation, relief.Translationsalleviate (əˈliːvieit) verb to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc). The drugs will alleviate the pain. 減輕(痛苦等) 减轻(痛苦等) alˌleviˈation noun 減輕 减轻MedicalSeealleviatealleviationenUK
Synonyms for alleviationnoun easingSynonyms- easing
- relief
- reduction
- dulling
- lessening
- lightening
- quelling
- moderation
- slackening
- quenching
- mitigation
- diminution
- slaking
- palliation
Synonyms for alleviationnoun freedom, especially from painSynonyms- assuagement
- ease
- mitigation
- palliation
- relief
Synonyms for alleviationnoun the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reducedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)SynonymsRelated Words- reduction
- step-down
- diminution
- decrease
- spasmolysis
- detente
- palliation
- liberalisation
- liberalization
- relaxation
- decompressing
- decompression
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