alleviate C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /əˈli.vi.eɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #24554 Meanings 1 verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe. The new medicine helped alleviate her chronic back pain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make pain, suffering, or... easerelievemitigateassuage Word family Forms alleviatedalleviatesalleviating Derived forms alleviatedalleviatinglyalleviationalleviativealleviator Etymology AI details Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alleviate **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈli.vi.eɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 24554 ## Meanings 1. To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe. ## Examples - The new medicine helped alleviate her chronic back pain. ## Derived Forms - alleviated - alleviatingly - alleviation - alleviative - alleviator ## Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). ## AI Etymology Alleviate is borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). In present-day use, it means to make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe. Derived formations include alleviated, alleviatingly, alleviation, alleviative, alleviator. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown