alleviate 音标拼音: [əl'ivi
, et]
vt . 减轻,使缓和
减轻,使缓和
alleviate v 1 :
provide physical relief ,
as from pain ; "
This pill will relieve your headaches " [
synonym : {
relieve }, {
alleviate },
{
palliate }, {
assuage }]
2 :
make easier ; "
you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge " [
synonym : {
facilitate }, {
ease }, {
alleviate }]
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 .]
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Should no others join capable to alleviate the expense . --
Evelyn .
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Those large bladders . . .
conduce much to the alleviating of the body [
of flying birds ]. --
Ray .
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2 .
To lighten or lessen (
physical or mental troubles );
to mitigate ,
or make easier to be endured ;
as ,
to alleviate sorrow ,
pain ,
care ,
etc .; --
opposed to {
aggravate }.
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The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much alleviated by giving the use of letters . --
Bp .
Horsley .
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3 .
To extenuate ;
to palliate . [
R .]
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He alleviates his fault by an excuse . --
Johnson .
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Syn :
To lessen ;
diminish ;
soften ;
mitigate ;
assuage ;
abate ;
relieve ;
nullify ;
allay .
Usage :
To {
Alleviate }, {
Mitigate }, {
Assuage }, {
Allay }.
These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state ;
and being all figurative ,
they differ in their application ,
according to the image under which this idea is presented .
Alleviate supposes a load which is lightened or taken off ;
as ,
to alleviate one '
s cares .
Mitigate supposes something fierce which is made mild ;
as ,
to mitigate one '
s anguish .
Assuage supposes something violent which is quieted ;
as ,
to assuage one '
s sorrow .
Allay supposes something previously excited ,
but now brought down ;
as ,
to allay one '
s suffering or one '
s thirst .
To alleviate the distresses of life ;
to mitigate the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief ;
to assuage angry feeling ;
to allay wounded sensibility .
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88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
alleviate ":
abate ,
allay ,
anesthetize ,
appease ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
bank the fire ,
bate ,
be light ,
benumb ,
blunt ,
chasten ,
constrain ,
control ,
cure ,
cushion ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
disburden ,
disencumber ,
downplay ,
dull ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
extenuate ,
foment ,
give relief ,
have little weight ,
keep within bounds ,
kick the beam ,
lay ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
lull ,
make light ,
make lighter ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
mollify ,
numb ,
obtund ,
off -
load ,
pad ,
palliate ,
play down ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour oil on ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
reduce weight ,
relieve ,
remedy ,
remit ,
restrain ,
salve ,
slacken ,
slake ,
slow down ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
soothe ,
stifle ,
stupe ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
tame ,
temper ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
unballast ,
unburden ,
underplay ,
unlade ,
unload ,
water down ,
weaken ,
weigh lightly
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