Etymology

alleviate

al·le·vi·ate
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Today it means: To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. Full definition →

Late Latin alleviatus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromalleviatus
  2. English todayalleviate

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

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