alleviate
to lessen, to reduce
TRANSLATION
alleviate = lindern, mildern, erleichtern --- GOOGLE INDEX alleviate: approximately 11,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Playing a selection of Antonin Dvorak, a string quartet from the Philadelphia Orchestra helped ALLEVIATE boredom for passengers stuck onboard a flight in China during a lengthy delay.
(The Daily Telegraph)
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The prime goal is to ALLEVIATE suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.
(Dr. Christian Barnard)
(The Daily Telegraph)
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The prime goal is to ALLEVIATE suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.
(Dr. Christian Barnard)
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alleviate
verb
- to make something (suffering, deficiency or a problem) less severe
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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What would the English language be without Latin? A lot less comprehensive. English has a wealth of words with common Latin roots that in addition often found their way to English via French. The Latin "levis" (light in weight), the root of alleviate, is a good example.
Alleviate, which may have stemmed from the Middle French allevier or directly from Late Latin alleviatus, the past participle of alleviare (to lighten), ultimately derived from the Latin ad (to) + levis (light in weight).
Relieve, a synonym for alleviate, is from the late 14th century and evolved from the Old French reliever (to raise up, to relieve) and further from the Latin relevare (raise, lift up, free from a burden). Relevare in turn is from the Latin re- (intensive prefix) + levare (lift up, lighten), which ultimately stems from "levis."
Lever, to raise or lift something or a noun meaning something that lifts or raises, also eventually derives from the Latin levis, as does elevate (to lift up, lighten) and levitate (rise up).
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SYNONYMS
relieve, lessen, assuage, allay, ease, mitigate, lighten, mollify, pacify, take the bite out of, take the sting out of
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Better public transportation is the best way to alleviate traffic jams in big cities."
verb
- to make something (suffering, deficiency or a problem) less severe
(Oxford English Dictionaries)
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What would the English language be without Latin? A lot less comprehensive. English has a wealth of words with common Latin roots that in addition often found their way to English via French. The Latin "levis" (light in weight), the root of alleviate, is a good example.
Alleviate, which may have stemmed from the Middle French allevier or directly from Late Latin alleviatus, the past participle of alleviare (to lighten), ultimately derived from the Latin ad (to) + levis (light in weight).
Relieve, a synonym for alleviate, is from the late 14th century and evolved from the Old French reliever (to raise up, to relieve) and further from the Latin relevare (raise, lift up, free from a burden). Relevare in turn is from the Latin re- (intensive prefix) + levare (lift up, lighten), which ultimately stems from "levis."
Lever, to raise or lift something or a noun meaning something that lifts or raises, also eventually derives from the Latin levis, as does elevate (to lift up, lighten) and levitate (rise up).
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SYNONYMS
relieve, lessen, assuage, allay, ease, mitigate, lighten, mollify, pacify, take the bite out of, take the sting out of
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Better public transportation is the best way to alleviate traffic jams in big cities."
