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alleviate

/əˈli.vi.eɪt/

Meanings
verb
To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

Examples :

"Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day."
medicine suffering

Related Words

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less noun

/lɛs/

A smaller amount or quantity.

"I have less to do today than yesterday."

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tool noun

/tuːl/

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

"The carpenter used a hammer as a tool to build the bookshelf. "

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severe adjective

/sɪˈvɪə/

Very bad or intense.

"The storm caused severe damage to the school building. "

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

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hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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stress noun

/stɹɛs/

(Cause of) discomfort.

"The constant noise from the construction site next door was a significant stress. "

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alcohol noun

/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ /ˈæl.kə.hɑl/

Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

"My father enjoys a glass of alcohol with dinner. "

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pain noun

/peɪn/

An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

"I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet."

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cheap noun

/t͡ʃiːp/ /t͡ʃip/

Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.

"The cheap for the used textbooks was surprisingly low, considering their condition. "