alleviate
BrE /əˈliːvieɪt/ AmE /əˈliːviˌeɪt/
verb en → es
past alleviated pp alleviated ing alleviating
to make something less painful or severe, especially an illness or a problem
mitigar, aliviar, disminuir
- alleviate pain/suffering
Collocations alleviate symptoms · alleviate stress
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The medicine will alleviate your headache.
La medicina aliviará tu dolor de cabeza.
to make a problem or difficulty less serious, but not completely remove it
mitigar, aliviar, disminuir
- alleviate a situation
Collocations alleviate tension · alleviate the effects of something
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The new policy will alleviate some of the problems.
La nueva política aliviará algunos de los problemas.