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alleviate

Definition for alleviate

verb as in relieve; lessen

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The drug significantly alleviated symptoms, reducing them by five to six points on the anxiety scale in addition to the effects of placebo.

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“While U.S.-Japan relations may have some friction over issues like trade tariffs,” said Kawanishi, “there is likely an aspect where the imperial family, as a form of ‘soft power,’ helps alleviate this tension.”

Over its years of considering the gondola, one Metro document framed the issue this way: “Could an aerial tram to Dodger Stadium alleviate traffic congestion, clean the air, and spark joy?”

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Aid agencies have complained that humanitarian convoys still do not have enough access to Gaza to alleviate the famine conditions in parts of the territory, and families there are still going hungry.

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Invented in the 1940s, countries have been seeding clouds for decades to alleviate drought, fight forest fires and even to disperse fog at airports.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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