Meaning & use
alleviate
To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe, though not necessarily to remove it entirely.
See it in a sentence
The medication helped alleviate her headache within about thirty minutes.
New funding was approved to help alleviate poverty in the region.
A note on using this word
Alleviate implies partial relief rather than a complete cure or solution.
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Words with an opposite meaning
worsenaggravate
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