/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 alleviatus (ptp. of alleviare ), equiv. to al- AL- + levi ( s ) light, not heavy + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn . lighten, diminish, abate, relieve, assuage.
Ant . increase, strengthen; aggravate, intensify.