Alleviate

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/əlˈiːviːeɪt/ · अलीविएट

Meaning

To make something less strong or bad

To make something less severe

हिंदी अर्थ

दर्द या समस्या को कम करना

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
AggravateWorsenIntensifyStimulateExacerbate
Example sentences

The medicine alleviated the pain within an hour.

New roads alleviated the traffic near the market.

Daily use: Dawa se dard alleviate ho gaya.

Word forms
Alleviation nAlleviate v
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Alleviate में 'अली + weight' सुनिए। अली नाम के एक दोस्त ने अपना weight कम कर लिया — अली-weight, alleviate, यानी कम करना। इसमें elevate भी देखिए: बोझ उठा दिया तो दर्द हल्का हो गया।

Hear 'Ali + weight' in ALLEVIATE. Picture a friend named Ali who has brought his weight down — Ali-weight, alleviate: to make something less. You can also see ELEVATE in it: lift the load and the pain becomes lighter.

Exam note

Mitigate, assuage, allay, relieve, diminish, attenuate इसके synonym; aggravate, exacerbate (बुरे को और बुरा करना), intensify, perturb इसके antonym। Alleviate–aggravate जोड़ी खूब पूछी जाती है।

Mitigate, assuage, allay, relieve, diminish and attenuate are synonyms; aggravate, exacerbate (make a bad thing worse), intensify and perturb are antonyms. Alleviate and aggravate are a favourite pair.

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