alleviate.
To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
Meaning & usage
To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
alleviate his pain
Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
(finance) to pay down partially.
There are different ways to alleviate your financial debt.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviāre (“to lighten; to alleviate”). By surface analysis, al- + Latin lev- + -i- + -ate.
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