"alleviate (pain, etc.) wholly or partly, mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite;… See origin and meaning of relieve.
early 15c., "relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of ...
early 15c., "relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of Sh...
relieve late 14c., releven, "alleviate (pain, etc.) wholly or partly, mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.) and directly from...
early 15c., "relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of ec...
early 15c., "relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree," from Latinmitigatus, past participle ofmitigare"soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately frommitis"gentle, soft" + root ofagere"to ...
"the agony suffered by Christ;" c. 1300, "punishment," especially for a crime, "legal… See origin and meaning of pain.
"having power to relieve pain," 1540s, from Medieval Latin anodynus "pain-removing,… See origin and meaning of anodyne.
early 15c., "relieve (pain); make mild or more tolerable; reduce in amount or degree," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of ...
before vowels,di-, word-forming element meaning "through, in different directions, between," also often merely intensive, "thoroughly, entirely," from Greekdia"through; throughout," probably cognate withbi-and related toduo"two" (from PIE root*dwo-"two") with a base sense of "twice." ...