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alleviator

Meanings

  • An agent or device that reduces the severity or frequency of a symptom or condition.

    - "The pain reliever was an effective alleviator for the migraine."
    - "The stress ball served as a helpful alleviator for anxiety attacks."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with alleviator
Alleviate , abate , mitigate , abate
Homophones
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  1. Alleviator, Alligator, Elephant, Aluminum

Variants
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alleviate , alleviated , alleviates , alleviating , alleviation , alleviations , alleviator , alleviators
Forms
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Alleviator (noun), Alleviating (adjective), Alleviate (verb), Alleviation (noun)

Etymology
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From the Latin word 'alleviare' which means 'to lighten' or 'to make easier'

Related Concepts
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  1. Healer: An individual or substance that has the ability to cure, heal, or restore health and well-being.

  2. Medicine: A substance or mixture of substances that is used to prevent, diagnose, or treat diseases or medical conditions.

  3. Therapy: A type of treatment that involves the use of various techniques, interventions, or therapies to help improve or restore physical, mental, or emotional health and well-being.

Quotes
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  1. Ridley, a British journalist with a doctoral degree in zoology, does touch on the incredible potential of genetics for "alleviating" human misery.  … But much of his remarkable book is focused on a higher plane of pure intellectual discovery.

    - Lee M. Silver,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},27 Feb. 2000

  2. For decades, as you probably know, researchers have found that when you tell patients that you're giving them medicine, many report that their symptoms are "alleviated," even if they're only taking sugar pills.

    - Daniel Zwerdling,{it}Gourmet{/it},August 2004

  3. Granholm has spent the morning giving a major public address on state finance issues, courting local officials in meetings, and, in between, talking with me. We'd discussed the state of the Michigan economy and her ideas for developing a new high-tech corridor outside Detroit that focuses on homeland security innovation; we went over her ideas for "alleviating" overcrowding in the state's emergency rooms.

    - Jonathan Cohn,{it}New Republic{/it},14 Oct. 2002

  4. When applied in ointment form, capsaicin helps "alleviate" the discomfort of arthritis and psoriasis. Taken internally as a diluted tincture, it helps keep the blood flowing smoothly and strengthens the cardiovascular system.

    - Nina Simonds,{it}Gourmet{/it},September 2002

  5. Before discussing what must be done to "alleviate" the environmental and social crises afflicting the globe, Chief Oren Lyons … of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, wanted to drive to a gym in Syracuse, New York, and watch his son shadowbox.

    - Paul Schneider,{it}Audubon{/it},March/April 1994
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In various cultures, the concept of an alleviator is often associated with healing, relief, and comfort. For example, in traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of an alleviator, or 'Yang', is used to counterbalance the 'Yin', or restorative energies, in the body. Similarly, in Ayurvedic medicine, an alleviator, or 'Prakriti', is used to help balance the three main doshas, or energy types, in the body.

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