Word meaning
alleviate
verb · uh-LEE-vee-ayt
What does alleviate mean?
Alleviate means to make suffering, a problem, or a deficiency less severe.
Alleviate in a sentence
“Ice can help alleviate the swelling.”
Synonyms for alleviate
- ease
- relieve
- lessen
Where does alleviate come from?
From Latin levis, "light."
How to remember alleviate
- Say it out loud a few times: uh-LEE-vee-ayt.
- Write one sentence of your own using alleviate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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