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alleviate

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"Ease the severity of"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əˈli.vi.eɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaeeilltvStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. provide physical relief, as from pain

Word origin

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.

Used in a sentence

  • “alleviate his pain”
  • “Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.”
  • “There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.”

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