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alleviate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ease, facilitate |
| Type of | assist, aid, help |
Examples of alleviate
alleviate
What can be done to alleviate the backup for folks trying to get onto Brentwood?
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A new product launching from my6sense today aims to alleviate both those issues.
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The only way to alleviate the pressure is to insert a tube or shunt to drain it.
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We are trying to alleviate our people from poverty not push them into suffering.
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To alleviate any chance of a problem, I've always got to do the right thing now.
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Doing a little each day will help alleviate stress for yourself and your family.
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Your veterinarian can prescribe medication to help alleviate your cat's anxiety.
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To alleviate race-day pain, hill repeats should have been part of your training.
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He was moved exclusively to right field in 2011 to alleviate strain on the knee.
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- Relieve: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- Facilitate: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
- (alleviated) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
- (alleviation) relief: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
- (alleviation) easing: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
- To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty
- (alleviated) Made more bearable
- Says Johnson, is to "make light, to ease, to soften." True; but what is its appropriate sense? to what objects does it apply? a ship is made light by unloading, and a guinea is made light by clipping; but neither of them is alleviated. A metal is softened by fusion, tho it is not alleviated. ...
- To make something easier or to relieve something.
