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alleviate
to make less severe
Synonyms
- ease
- relieve
- mitigate
Antonyms
- aggravate
- worsen
- intensify
alleviate in a sentence
Aspirin can alleviate a headache within minutes.
Aspirin can alleviate a mild headache.
Where it comes from
From Latin alleviare 'to lighten'
Memory hook
ALLEVIATE — make the load A-LEVIAT-ER (lighter).
Read it in context
- The Winter Choice Nature