ALLEVIATE


Meaning of ALLEVIATE in English

verb

Synonyms: relieve 1, allay, assuage, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify

Related Word: cure, remedy

Idioms: temper the wind to the shorn lamb

Contrasted words: augment, heighten, intensify

Antonyms: aggravate

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