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1 alleviate
[ə'liːvɪeɪt]verbo transitivo alleviare, attenuare [ pain]; scacciare [ boredom]; ridurre [overcrowding, stress, unemployment]* * *[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) alleviare* * *[ə'liːvɪeɪt]verbo transitivo alleviare, attenuare [ pain]; scacciare [ boredom]; ridurre [overcrowding, stress, unemployment] -
2 alleviate al·le·vi·ate vt
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3 (to) alleviate
(to) alleviate /əˈli:vɪeɪt/v. t.alleviare; lenire; attenuarealleviationn. [u]alleviamento; lenimentoalleviativea.che allevia; lenitivoalleviatorn.2 (farm.) lenitivoalleviatorya.che allevia; lenitivo. -
4 (to) alleviate
(to) alleviate /əˈli:vɪeɪt/v. t.alleviare; lenire; attenuarealleviationn. [u]alleviamento; lenimentoalleviativea.che allevia; lenitivoalleviatorn.2 (farm.) lenitivoalleviatorya.che allevia; lenitivo. -
5 relieve
[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town]* * *[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) alleviare2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) sostituire3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) sollevare, rimuovere4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) alleggerire5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) liberare, soccorrere* * *[rɪ'liːv]1) (alleviate) alleviare, attenuare [pain, tension]; scacciare, ingannare [ boredom]; ridurre [poverty, famine]; alleggerire [ debt]; rompere [ monotony]to relieve congestion — med. aut. decongestionare
2) (take away)to relieve sb. of — togliere a qcn. [plate, coat]; alleggerire qcn. di [ burden]
to relieve sb. of a post — sollevare qcn. da un incarico
3) (help) venire in aiuto di, soccorrere [troops, population]4) (take over from) dare il cambio a, rilevare [worker, sentry]5) mil. liberare dall'assedio [ town] -
6 alleviation
[əˌliːvɪ'eɪʃn]* * *noun alleviamento, sollievo* * *alleviation► to alleviate* * *[əˌliːvɪ'eɪʃn] -
7 alleviative
alleviative► to alleviate -
8 alleviator
alleviator► to alleviate -
9 alleviatory
alleviatory► to alleviate
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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 join capable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alleviate — [ə lē′vē āt΄] vt. alleviated, alleviating [ME alleviaten < LL alleviatus, pp. of alleviare, for L allevare < ad , to + levis, LIGHT2] 1. to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc.) 2. to reduce or decrease [to… … English World dictionary
alleviate — I verb abate, adievare, allay, appease, assuage, attenuate, blunt, calm, check, commute, compose, console, curb, dampen, diminish, disburden, disencumber, divert, dulcify, dull, ease, ease the burden, extenuate, free, help, hush, lessen, lighten … Law dictionary
alleviate — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. allevier or directly from L.L. alleviatus, pp. of alleviare to lighten, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + levis light in weight (see LEVER (Cf. lever)). Related: Alleviated; alleviating … Etymology dictionary
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alleviate — [v] relieve; lessen allay, assuage, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify, pour oil on*, soft pedal*, take the bite out*, take the edge off*, take the sting out*; concepts 7,22,110,236,247 Ant. aggravate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify … New thesaurus
alleviate — ► VERB ▪ make (pain or difficulty) less severe. DERIVATIVES alleviation noun alleviator noun. ORIGIN Latin alleviare lighten … English terms dictionary
alleviate — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, greatly, significantly (esp. BrE) ▪ These problems have been greatly alleviated by the passing of the new Act. ▪ partially, partly, somewhat … Collocations dictionary
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alleviate — UK [əˈliːvɪeɪt] / US [əˈlɪvɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms alleviate : present tense I/you/we/they alleviate he/she/it alleviates present participle alleviating past tense alleviated past participle alleviated formal to make something less… … English dictionary
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