alleviate

//əˈliːvieɪt//
B2Frequency Level 10Formal
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Verb

alleviateInfinitive
alleviatePresent tense
alleviatedPast tense
alleviatedPast participle
alleviatingPresent participle
alleviatesThird-person singular
1

To make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe or more bearable.

This medicine will help alleviate your pain.

2

To partially remove or reduce the intensity of something unpleasant.

The medicine helped alleviate her headache.