alleviate

/əˈliːvieɪt/

Syllables al·le·vi·ate

Stress al-le-VI-ate

Phonics Breakdown

al

/ə/

schwa

le

/liː/

magic e

vi

/vi/

long i (i_e)

ate

/eɪt/

long a_e

Meaning

to make pain, problems, or suffering less severe

Sound Reference

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al=/ə/(about) + le=/liː/(see) + vi=/vi/(violin) + ate=/eɪt/(late)

Example

The medicine helped alleviate the pain.