alleviate
21alleviate — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, be light, benumb, blunt, chasten, constrain, control, cure, cushion, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, deaden the pain, dilute,… …
22alleviate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lessen, mitigate; relieve. See moderation, relief. Ant., aggravate, intensify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lighten, mitigate, ease; see relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at relieve . III (Roget s 3… …
23alleviate — al·le·vi·ate || É™ liËvɪeɪt v. allay, soothe, relieve; moderate, soften; lessen, diminish …
24alleviate — [ə li:vɪeɪt] verb make (pain or difficulty) less severe. Derivatives alleviation noun alleviative adjective alleviator noun Origin ME: from late L. alleviat , alleviare lighten , from L. allevare, from ad to + levare raise , influenced by levis… …
25alleviate — v. a. Lighten, mitigate, assuage, moderate, soothe, soften, mollify, quiet, still, quell, abate, lessen, diminish, relieve, palliate, ease, dull, blunt. See allay …
26alleviate — v mitigate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken; abate, let up, slacken, remit, relax; allay, assuage, Rare. lenify, palliate; appease, soothe, Archaic. attemper, relieve, ease, soften, cushion, mollify, lighten; smooth, calm, compose, tranquilize,… …
27alleviate — al·le·vi·ate …
28alleviate — verb Syn: ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, lessen, reduce, moderate, allay, soothe, help, soften Ant: aggravate …
29alleviate — [əˈliːviˌeɪt] verb [T] to make something less painful, severe, or serious …
30alleviate — v.tr. lessen or make less severe (pain, suffering, etc.). Derivatives: alleviation n. alleviative adj. alleviator n. alleviatory adj. Etymology: LL alleviare lighten f. L allevare (as AD , levare raise) …
