alleviate

/əˈliːvieɪt/

al·le·vi·ate

BrE /əˈliːvieɪt/

NAmE /əˈliːvieɪt/

~ sth

to make sth less severe

SYN ease

to alleviate suffering

A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

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al·le·vi·ation

BrE /əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/

NAmE /əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/

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