Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - alleviate

(alleviates, alleviating, alleviated) If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe. (FORMAL) Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. = ease ? aggravate VERB: V n • alleviation Their energies were focussed on the alleviation of the refugees’ misery. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n