Antonyms for alleviate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-lee-vee-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈli viˌeɪt

Definition of alleviate

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French allevier or directly from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare "to lighten," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + levis "light" in weight (see lever). Related: Alleviated; alleviating.

verb relieve; lessen

Example sentences :

Their tender hearts will sympathize and aim to alleviate it.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

To humor him and alleviate his evident distress of mind, they acceded.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

It will alleviate your fears when I tell you that we only remain a few days in town.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

They who feel most acutely for its sorrows, are, for the most part, too ignorant to alleviate them.
Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever

Is it better to go back and share the poverty I cannot alleviate?
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

They were touched by their own readiness to alleviate a shipmate's misery.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

He knows the aspirin will not cure the arthritis, but he wants to alleviate the symptom.
Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers

His father neither shared his grief, nor attempted to alleviate it.
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

I'm not glad to have pain come into the world, but it is good to be able to alleviate it.
Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith

But we should have given you of ours to alleviate your wants and distresses.
Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton

Synonyms for alleviate

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