2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
[1913 Webster]
I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
alleviation — index abatement (reduction), decrease, mitigation, moderation, mollification, relief (release), reme … Law dictionary
alleviation — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. aleviacion or directly from M.L. alleviationem (nom. alleviatio), noun of action from pp. stem of alleviare (see ALLEVIATE (Cf. alleviate)) … Etymology dictionary
alleviation — [ə lē΄vē ā′shən] n. 1. an alleviating or being alleviated 2. a thing that alleviates … English World dictionary
alleviation — /euh lee vee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of alleviating. 2. something that alleviates or palliates. [1615 25; < ML alleviation (s. of alleviatio), equiv. to alleviat(us) (see ALLEVIATE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
alleviation — alleviate ► VERB ▪ make (pain or difficulty) less severe. DERIVATIVES alleviation noun alleviator noun. ORIGIN Latin alleviare lighten … English terms dictionary
alleviation — noun see alleviate … New Collegiate Dictionary
alleviation — noun /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ a) the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation b) the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement … Wiktionary
alleviation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, abridgment, allayment, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, attenuation, blunting, calming, contraction, dampening, damping, deadening, decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction … Moby Thesaurus
alleviation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Freedom, especially from pain: assuagement, ease, mitigation, palliation, relief. See INCREASE … English dictionary for students
alleviation — al·le·vi·a·tion || ə‚liËvɪ eɪʃn n. soothing, relief; easing, lessening … English contemporary dictionary
