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aleviar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
  • relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.

Senses

aleviar is used for these senses in English:

  • alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
  • 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.]

relieve — full definition

  1. verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
  2. verb To free someone from a duty, task, or responsibility, often by taking their place.

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