alleviation

[ uh-lee-vee-ey-shuh n ]

/ əˌli viˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

something that alleviates or palliates.

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Origin of alleviation

1615–25; < Medieval Latin alleviātiōn- (stem of alleviātiō), equivalent to alleviāt(us) (see alleviate) + -iōn- -ion

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The inhabitant of San Ambrosio shall be indebted to him for an alleviation of his sorrows; for companionship in them.
The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or The Real Robinson Crusoe|Joseph Xavier Saintine
Uncertain as to the nature of her disease, and unable to offer any alleviation of her sufferings, I retired to my apartment.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844|Various
We have illustrated first, the fact of orphanage, and secondly, the secondary relations that may be its alleviation.
The Hearth-Stone|Samuel Osgood
Did the inhuman monsters gloat over the sufferings of these unfortunates, and deny them even the alleviation of physical pain?
The War Trail|Mayne Reid

The first object to which artificial induction of trance may be turned, is the cure or alleviation of certain forms of disease.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various

Word Origin and History for alleviation

alleviation

early 15c., from Middle French aleviacion or directly from Medieval Latin alleviationem (nominative alleviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of alleviare (see alleviate).

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