to alleviate pain

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• alleviate — [[t]əli͟ːvieɪt[/t]] alleviates, alleviating, alleviated VERB If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. [FORMAL] [V n] Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. [V n] ...the… …   English dictionary

• alleviate — /əˈlivieɪt / (say uh leeveeayt) verb (t) (alleviated, alleviating) to make easier to be endured; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain; to alleviate punishment. {Late Latin alleviātus, past participle} –alleviator, noun …  

• alleviate — /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 < LL alleviatus (ptp. of alleviare), equiv. to al AL + levi(s) light, not heavy +… …   Universalium

• alleviate — al•le•vi•ate [[t]əˈli viˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate pain[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; < LL alleviātus, ptp. of alleviāre to lighten al•le′vi•ant, n. adj. al•le vi•a′tion, n. al•le′vi•a… …   From formal English to slang

• 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 — ► VERB ▪ make (pain or difficulty) less severe. DERIVATIVES alleviation noun alleviator noun. ORIGIN Latin alleviare lighten …   English terms dictionary

• pain — I n. sensation of suffering 1) to cause pain 2) to inflict pain on 3) to bear, endure, stand, take pain (she cannot stand any pain) 4) to feel, experience, suffer pain (she experienced constant pain) 5) to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains …   Universalium

• pain — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, agonizing, awful, blinding, excruciating, extreme, great, immense, intense, severe …   Collocations dictionary

• pain — I UK [peɪn] / US noun Word forms pain : singular pain plural pains *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a… …   English dictionary