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alleviate

/əˈliviˌeɪt/ /əˈliːviˌeɪt/
verb Regular verballeviate alleviated
GeneralMedical
  1. 1 hafifletmek, azaltmak

Definition (English)

To make pain, suffering, or problems less severe or easier to bear.

Example Sentences

  1. The medicine alleviates the pain.
    İlaç ağrıyı hafifletiyor.
  2. We need to alleviate poverty.
    Yoksulluğu azaltmamız gerekiyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base alleviate
/əˈliviˌeɪt/
Past alleviated
/əˈliviˌeɪtɪd/
Participle alleviated
/əˈliviˌeɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dalleviate → alleviated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. alleviated /əˈliviˌeɪtɪd/

Synonyms

easerelievereducelessenmitigatediminishallay

Antonyms

worsenaggravateintensifyincreaseheighten

Collocations

alleviate painalleviate sufferingalleviate symptomsalleviate stressalleviate problemsalleviate anxiety

Related Words

painsymptomsufferingtreatmentmedicinetherapy