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Definitions for alleviated. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word alleviated. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: alleviated, eased, relieved(adj) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. 1. pacify, calm, solace, gladden. Comfort, console, relieve, soothe imply assuaging sorrow, worry, discomfort, or pain. To comfort is to lessen the sadness or sorrow of someone and to strengthen by inspiring with hope and restoring a cheerful outlook: to comfort a despairing person. Console, a more formal word, means to make grief or distress seem lighter, by means of kindness and thoughtful attentions: to console a bereaved parent. Relieve means to lighten, lessen, or remove pain, trouble, discomfort, or hardship: to relieve a needy person.