Antonyms for alleviating

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-lee-vee-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈli viˌeɪt

Definition of alleviating

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 :

My life will be devoted to alleviating the sorrows of the poor and wretched.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

She searched for some alleviating suggestion, some happier hope; none came.
Extract from : « Moods » by Louisa May Alcott

Last night, it is true, there were alleviating circumstances that might have been urged.
Extract from : « The Diary of a Saint » by Arlo Bates

The Church aimed at alleviating the lot of the slave, not at abolishing slavery.
Extract from : « Paris and its Story » by Thomas Okey

Could this money be more usefully employed than in alleviating these evils?
Extract from : « Arthur Mervyn » by Charles Brockden Brown

Although I am desirous of alleviating this, I cannot, as I also am poor.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVII, 1609-1616 » by Various

Not for a friend; that would have had alleviating circumstances.
Extract from : « A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence » by Cornelius Tacitus

When the long wished-for dawn at last broke on us, instead of alleviating, it rather added to, our distress.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 403, December 5, 1829 » by Various

The best apology I can make for the practice of gaming is, the hope of alleviating this most abominable system of starvation.
Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse

This last was thrown in by way of alleviating the fears of the cowardly Hank, for whom Bud had a great contempt.
Extract from : « The Hoosier Schoolmaster » by Edward Eggleston

Synonyms for alleviating

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