ALLEVIATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of alleviate – Learner’s Dictionary

alleviate
verb [ T ]
uk
/əˈliːvieɪt/
us
to make problems or suffering less extreme:
She's been given some tablets to alleviate the pain.

alleviation

noun [ U ] uk
/əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/
us

(Definition of alleviate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of alleviate

in Chinese (Traditional)
減輕, 緩和,緩解…
in Chinese (Simplified)
减轻, 缓和,缓解…
in Spanish
aliviar, paliar…
in Portuguese
amenizar, aliviar…
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
hafifletmek, etkisini azaltmak, dindirmek…
soulager, calmer…
verlichten…
zmírnit, utišit, ulevit…
lindre, lette, mildne…
meredakan, mengurangi…
ทำให้บรรเทา…
làm giảm…
łagodzić, uśmierzać, ulżyć…
lätta, lindra…
melegakan…
erleichtern…
lindre, lette, mildne…
полегшувати…
облегчать…
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