ALLEVIATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alleviated mean? 

• ALLEVIATED (adjective)
  The adjective ALLEVIATED has 1 sense:

1. (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

  Familiarity information: ALLEVIATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALLEVIATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

Synonyms:

alleviated; eased; relieved

Similar:

mitigated (made less severe or intense)

 Context examples 

A type of adverse event that is usually alleviated with additional specific therapeutic intervention.

(Moderate Adverse Event, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

D+Q alleviated normal age-related physical dysfunction, resulting in higher walking speed, treadmill endurance, grip strength, and daily activity.

(Senolytic drugs reverse damage caused by senescent cells in mice, National Institutes of Health)

The pain may be intense, but in the majority of cases it is completely alleviated by aspirin.

(Osteoid Osteoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An experience that is alleviated with simple therapeutic treatments.

(Moderate Adverse Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The labours I endured were no longer to be alleviated by the bright sun or gentle breezes of spring; all joy was but a mockery which insulted my desolate state and made me feel more painfully that I was not made for the enjoyment of pleasure.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by an unexplained persistent or relapsing chronic fatigue that is of at least six months' duration, is not the result of ongoing exertion, is not substantially alleviated by rest, and results in substantial reduction of previous levels of occupational, educational, social, or personal activities.

(Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The pain of separation, however, might be alleviated on his side, by preparations for the reception of his bride; as he had reason to hope, that shortly after his return into Hertfordshire, the day would be fixed that was to make him the happiest of men.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)