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51Alay — allay; mix; weaken; dilute; sometimes means to stretch (increase quantity) as in the watering of soup or padding out of meatballs with bread crumbs; also means to season …
52Aley — allay; mix; weaken; dilute; sometimes means to stretch (increase quantity) as in the watering of soup or padding out of meatballs with bread crumbs; also means to season …
53Alye — allay; mix; weaken; dilute; sometimes means to stretch (increase quantity) as in the watering of soup or padding out of meatballs with bread crumbs; also means to season …
54Ly — allay; see A lay …
55Lye — allay; see A lay …
56alleviate — verb use ice to alleviate the swelling Syn: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, mitigate, allay, assuage, palliate, damp, soothe, help, soften …
57Alleviate — Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others join capable… …
58Alleviated — Alleviate Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others… …
59Alleviating — Alleviate Al*le vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad + levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.] 1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Should no others… …
60mitigate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen, moderate, ameliorate, palliate, allay, relieve. See relief, moderation, vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alleviate, lessen, moderate; see decrease 1 , relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at… …
