Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to alleviate
Participle: alleviated
Gerund: alleviating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | alleviate |
| you | alleviate |
| he;she;it | alleviates |
| we | alleviate |
| you | alleviate |
| they | alleviate |
Perfect
| I | have alleviated |
| you | have alleviated |
| he;she;it | has alleviated |
| we | have alleviated |
| you | have alleviated |
| they | have alleviated |
Past
| I | alleviated |
| you | alleviated |
| he;she;it | alleviated |
| we | alleviated |
| you | alleviated |
| they | alleviated |
Pluperfect
| I | had alleviated |
| you | had alleviated |
| he;she;it | had alleviated |
| we | had alleviated |
| you | had alleviated |
| they | had alleviated |
Future
| I | will alleviate |
| you | will alleviate |
| he;she;it | will alleviate |
| we | will alleviate |
| you | will alleviate |
| they | will alleviate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have alleviated |
| you | will have alleviated |
| he;she;it | will have alleviated |
| we | will have alleviated |
| you | will have alleviated |
| they | will have alleviated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | alleviate |
| you | alleviate |
| he;she;it | alleviate |
| we | alleviate |
| you | alleviate |
| they | alleviate |
Perfect
| I | have alleviated |
| you | have alleviated |
| he;she;it | have alleviated |
| we | have alleviated |
| you | have alleviated |
| they | have alleviated |
Imperfect
| I | alleviated |
| you | alleviated |
| he;she;it | alleviated |
| we | alleviated |
| you | alleviated |
| they | alleviated |
Pluperfect
| I | had alleviated |
| you | had alleviated |
| he;she;it | had alleviated |
| we | had alleviated |
| you | had alleviated |
| they | had alleviated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would alleviate |
| you | would alleviate |
| he;she;it | would alleviate |
| we | would alleviate |
| you | would alleviate |
| they | would alleviate |
Perfect
| I | would have alleviated |
| you | would have alleviated |
| he;she;it | would have alleviated |
| we | would have alleviated |
| you | would have alleviated |
| they | would have alleviated |
Imperative
| you | alleviate |
| we | Let's alleviate |
| you | alleviate |
Verbs conjugated like 'alleviate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'alleviate'
alluviate,
allegate,
illuviate,
abbreviate,
ablegate,
aeriate,
alienate,
allatrate,
alligate,
allineate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- diminish in force or intensity
- abate, assuage, decline, ebb, mitigate, relax, subside, temper, wane
- ease
- abate, assuage, allay, soften, soothe, lessen, lighten, mitigate
Antonyms
- to cause pain
- analgesize, benumb, comfort, dave, ease, heal, numb, relieve, soothe, hurt
- ease
- uneasiness, turmoil, unrest, effort
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1528, from L.L. alleviatus, pp. of alleviare "to lighten," from L. ad- "to" + levis "light (in weight)."
2. Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.
Sample Sentences
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St. Clare thought, in his heart, that this was probably only one of those things which good-natured owners say to their servants, to alleviate their horror of being sold, without any intention of fulfilling the expectation thus excited. But he did not make any audible comment upon it,—only ordered Tom to get the horses out for a ride.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)