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Alleviate

//əˈli.vi.eɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty. transitive

    "alleviate his pain"

  2. 2
    provide physical relief, as from pain wordnet
  3. 3
    (finance) to pay down partially. transitive

    "There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt."

  4. 4
    make easier wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”).

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