alleviateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈliː.vi.eɪt/us/əˈliː.vi.eɪt/formalto make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
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Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- ameliorate
- assuage
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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alleviation
noun [ U ] uk/əˌliː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌliː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
the alleviation of poverty