aliviar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allay verb To make a strong feeling, such as fear or worry, calmer or less severe.
- alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
- ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- exonerate verb To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.
- lighten verb To make or become brighter.
- relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
- soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.
Senses
aliviar is used for these senses in English:
- allay (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
- alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
- ease (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- exonerate (transitive, archaic) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
- lighten (transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
- lighten (transitive) To make light or lighter in weight.
- relieve (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
allay — full definition
- verb To make a strong feeling, such as fear or worry, calmer or less severe.
- verb To make something unpleasant less severe.
- verb To die down and become calm again.
- verb To combine a metal with a less valuable one, lowering its quality.
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