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How to spell alleviate
What it means
provide physical relief, as from pain
How it sounds
/əˈliviˌeɪt/
Why it catches people out
Two l's after the a, then -eviate.
The spellings people reach for
- alliviate
- alleviatte
- alleviathe
In a sentence
The medicine did little to alleviate the pain.