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al·le·vi·ate
 alleviate
- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
alleviated, alleviates, alleviating |
| definition: |
to make more bearable; ease.
A good nurse alleviates suffering.The medication will alleviate the pain, but it will not eliminate it.- synonyms:
- allay, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve, soothe
- antonyms:
- aggravate, compound, exacerbate
- similar words:
- abate, ameliorate, appease, calm, comfort, console, diminish, lessen, lighten, mollify, palliate, reduce, relax, release, slacken, smooth, solace, succor
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| related words: |
buff, buffer, deaden, mitigate, moderate, quell, quench, quiet, redeem, relieve, remedy, stay |
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