alleviate
verb
[ əˈliːvɪeɪt ]
• make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
• "he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it"
Similar:
reduce,
ease,
relieve,
take the edge off,
deaden,
dull,
diminish,
lessen,
weaken,
lighten,
attenuate,
allay,
assuage,
palliate,
damp,
soothe,
help,
soften,
temper,
control,
still,
quell,
tone down,
blunt,
dilute,
moderate,
mitigate,
modify,
abate,
lull,
pacify,
placate,
mollify,
sweeten,
quieten,
quiet,
extenuate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin alleviat- ‘lightened’, from the verb alleviare, from Latin allevare, from ad- ‘to’ + levare ‘raise’, influenced by levis ‘light’.
