Definitions for alleviate

alleviate al·le·vi·ate

Spelling: [uh-lee-vee-eyt]
IPA: /əˈli viˌeɪt/

Alleviate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 208 anagrams from letters in alleviate (aaeeilltv).

Definitions for alleviate

verb (used with object)

  1. to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate:

Origin of alleviate

1425-75; late Middle English alleviaten Late Latin alleviātus (past participle of alleviāre), equivalent to al- al- + levi(s) light, not heavy + -ātus Examples for alleviate

Is it better to go back and share the poverty I cannot alleviate?

To humor him and alleviate his evident distress of mind, they acceded.

“We can use rooftop solar to alleviate areas where supply is restrained,” he said.

Most of them remain chained to their smartphones, scrutinizing the market to alleviate deal-making withdrawal symptoms.

After a cocktail of PTSD meds failed to alleviate his symptoms, Kiernan says he was looking for a way out.

Their tender hearts will sympathize and aim to alleviate it.

It will alleviate your fears when I tell you that we only remain a few days in town.

Practicing yoga, studies show, can alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Nor will it alleviate the life-threatening concerns of those living in the conflict zone.

They who feel most acutely for its sorrows, are, for the most part, too ignorant to alleviate them.

Word Value for alleviate
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12

Words with friends

15

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