单词 | alleviate |
释义 | alleviate /euh lee"vee ayt'/, v.t., alleviated, alleviating. to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. [1425-75; late ME alleviaten < LL alleviatus (ptp. of alleviare), equiv. to al- AL- + levi(s) light, not heavy + -atus -ATE1] Syn. lighten, diminish, abate, relieve, assuage. Ant. increase, strengthen; aggravate, intensify. |
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