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      alleviative
      adjective
      moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
      Roots
      adal- · Latin · to, towardlevislevi- · Latin · light (in weight)ativus-ative · Latin · tending to
      Synonyms for alleviative
      mitigativeadjlenitivenpalliativeadjalleviatornalleviatingvassuasiveadjdemulcentneasingnassuagervanalgesicadj
      Words related to alleviative
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      Where does alleviative come from?

      The word alleviative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: al-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); levi, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”); and -ative, from Latin ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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