alleviate

«alleviate» in Mova's school dictionary: To make pain, a problem or suffering less bad or easier… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (alleviate, alleviates, alleviated, alleviating)

meaning for a pupil

To make pain, a problem or suffering less bad or easier to bear. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal; met in health, news and essays: medicine alleviates pain, aid alleviates hunger. Phrases: «alleviate pain», «alleviate poverty», «alleviate boredom».

examples

• This cream alleviates itching. tree →
• Planting trees can alleviate flooding. tree →
• Food parcels alleviated hunger in the town. tree →
• A cool cloth alleviated her headache. tree →
• Music alleviated the boredom of the long drive. tree →
• The new road alleviated traffic jams. tree →

note

Noun: alleviation. It makes things less bad, not gone completely. Everyday words: ease, relieve.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «alleviate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.