Alleviate

[ə'liːvɪeɪt] or [ə'livɪ'et]

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

(v. t.) To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate.

(v. t.) To extenuate; to palliate.

整理:理查德

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Lighten, mitigate, assuage, moderate, soothe, soften, mollify, allay, quiet, still, quell, abate, lessen, diminish, relieve, palliate, ease, dull, blunt.

爱德华整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Lighten, lessen, assuage, mitigate, soothe, moderate, relieve, remit, diminish

ANT:Aggravate, enhance, increase, embitter, augment

卡特編輯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to make light: to mitigate.—ns. Alleviā′tion; Allev′iātor.

整理:内莉