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alleviate

verb

to make more bearable or less severe

a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day

Synonyms of alleviate

Words Related to alleviate

abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper

Near Antonyms of alleviate

harm, hurt, impair, injure

Antonyms of alleviate

aggravate, exacerbate

relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable.

alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress.

lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight.

assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable.

mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful.

allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms.

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