What does aliviar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word aliviar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aliviar in Spanish.

The word aliviar in Spanish means alleviate, relieve, ease, soothe, soothe, console, ease, get well, get better, relieve yourself, lighten, empty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aliviar

alleviate, relieve, ease, soothe

verbo transitivo (mitigar enfermedad) (pain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La morfina aliviaba su dolor.
Morphine alleviated her pain.

soothe, console

verbo transitivo (consolar, confortar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El tiempo aliviará su pena.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The girl soothed her grieving friend after the tragedy.

ease

verbo pronominal (consolarse, confortarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cuando aceptó su culpa se alivió su conciencia.
His conscience eased when he accepted the blame.

get well, get better

verbo pronominal (AmL (curarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los enfermos se aliviaron gracias a los cuidados del doctor.
The patients got better thanks to the doctor's help.

relieve yourself

(formal (órgano: descargar) (formal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se aliviaba del vientre cada cinco minutos porque tenía diarrea.
Because of the diarrhea, he had to relieve himself every five minutes.

lighten

verbo transitivo (aligerar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Aliviaron su carga dejando casi toda su ropa en el camino.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The thieves relieved him of a brand new camera.

empty

verbo transitivo (formal (órgano: descargar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El campista alivió el vientre detrás de un arbusto. Podemos parar si quieres aliviar la vejiga durante el viaje.
The camper emptied his bowels behind a bush.

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