different between alleviate vs alleviative

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare (“to lighten”) (ad- (“towards”) + levis (“light”)). Doublet of alegge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??li.vi.e?t/

Verb

alleviate (third-person singular simple present alleviates, present participle alleviating, simple past and past participle alleviated)

1. (transitive) To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

   Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.

Usage notes

Particularly used of pain or difficulty, with connotations of “lightening a load”.

Synonyms

• address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve

Antonyms

• (to make less severe): aggravate

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

alleviate

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of allevare
2. second-person plural present indicative of alleviare
3. second-person plural imperative of alleviare
4. second-person plural present subjunctive of alleviare
5. feminine plural of alleviato

Anagrams

• alleatevi

Latin

Participle

allevi?te

1. vocative masculine singular of allevi?tus

English

Etymology

alleviate +? -ive

Adjective

alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)

1. That alleviates pain; palliative

Noun

alleviative (plural alleviatives)

1. That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.