ALLEVIATE

[al.le.vi.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing [LL alleviatus, pp. of alleviare, fr. L ad- + levis light--more at light] (15c): relieve, lessen: as a: to make (as suffering) more bearable "her sympathy alleviated his distress" b: to partially remove or correct syn see relieve -- al.le.vi.a.tion n -- al.le.vi.a.tor n