- alleviator
- noun see alleviate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
alleviator
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Alleviator — Al*le vi*a tor, n. One who, or that which, alleviates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alleviator — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
alleviator — noun That who or which alleviates. Blessed is he who is an alleviator of suffering … Wiktionary
alleviator — alleviate ► VERB ▪ make (pain or difficulty) less severe. DERIVATIVES alleviation noun alleviator noun. ORIGIN Latin alleviare lighten … English terms dictionary
alleviator — /euh lee vee ay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that alleviates. 2. (in a pipeline) an airtight box, having a free liquid surface, for cushioning the shock of water hammer. [1805 15; ALLEVIATE + OR2] * * * … Universalium
alleviator — n. person or thing which relieves or lessens (physical or emotional pain, suffering, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
alleviator — al·le·vi·a·tor … English syllables
alleviator — noun 1. a therapist who makes suffering more endurable • Derivationally related forms: ↑alleviate • Hypernyms: ↑therapist, ↑healer 2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing • Syn: ↑palliative, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hydropneumatic device — North American, European, and other languages refer to hydropneumatic devices such as a hydropneumatic accumulator or pulsation damper using very different words. In many cases this can cause a great deal of word usage confusion. This article… … Wikipedia
alleviant — noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing • Syn: ↑palliative, ↑alleviator • Derivationally related forms: ↑alleviate (for: ↑alleviator), ↑alleviate, ↑palliative ( … Useful english dictionary
