v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' l ē -v ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare, from Latin ad- + levis light ― more at LIGHT
Date: 15th century
: RELIEVE , LESSEN : as a : to make (as suffering) more bearable <her sympathy alleviated his distress> b : to partially remove or correct <measures taken to alleviate a labor shortage>
synonyms see RELIEVE
– al · le · vi · a · tion \ - ˌ l ē -v ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun
– al · le · vi · a · tor \ - ' l ē -v ē - ˌ ā -t ə r \ noun