alleviate (alleviates 3rd person present) (alleviating present participle) (alleviated past tense & past participle )If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
FORMAL verb
(=ease) (Antonym: aggravate)
Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. V n
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alleviation n-uncount
Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees' misery.