# aliviar
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* aluviar

### Etymology

From Latin alleviāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aliˈβjaɾ/

### Verb

aliviar (first-person singular present alivio, first-person singular preterite aliviei, past participle aliviado) aliviar (first-person singular present alivio, first-person singular preterite aliviei, past participle aliviado, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive) to relieve, ease, alleviate
    Synonyms: acalmar, atenuar, mitigar
* (transitive) to lighten
    Synonym: alixeirar
* (euphemistic) to steal
* (pronominal) to shit
    Synonym: facer de corpo
* (intransitive) to calm down
    Synonym: amainar
* (impersonal, of the weather) to clear up
    Synonyms: amainar, escampar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* aliviadoiro

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aliviar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aliviar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aliviar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin alleviāre. Doublet of aligeirar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.viˈa(ʁ)/ [a.li.vɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.liˈvja(ʁ)/ [a.liˈvja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.li.viˈa(ʁ)/ [a.li.vɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.liˈvja(ʁ)/ [a.liˈvja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.li.viˈa(ɾ)/ [a.li.vɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.liˈvja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.li.viˈa(ʁ)/ [a.li.vɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.liˈvja(ʁ)/ [a.liˈvja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.li.viˈa(ɻ)/ [a.li.vɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.liˈvja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.liˈvjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.liˈvjaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.liˈbjaɾ/ [ɐ.liˈβjaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.liˈvja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧li‧vi‧ar

### Verb

aliviar (first-person singular present alivio, first-person singular preterite aliviei, past participle aliviado)
* to relieve, ease, alleviate
* to lighten
* (euphemistic) to steal

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:aliviar.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin alleviāre. Doublet of aligerar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aliˈbjaɾ/ [a.liˈβ̞jaɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧li‧viar

### Verb

aliviar (first-person singular present alivio, first-person singular preterite alivié, past participle aliviado)
* (transitive) to lighten
    Synonym: aligerar
* (transitive) to relieve, alleviate, unburden
    Me alivia. ― I am relieved.
* (reflexive) to soothe (to bring comfort or relief)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* aliviadero
* aliviado
* aliviador
* alivio

#### Related terms

* liviano

### Further reading

* “aliviar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10