- present tense form of alleviate (3rd person singular).
alleviates
Example Sentences
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JGB prices may also be buoyed by the ongoing decline in crude oil prices that usually alleviates inflationary pressure in Japan and might reduce the urgency of the BOJ to raise rates quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It alleviates some of the burden of caring for their aging parents, and it ensures that some level of care will be available as they themselves age.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
Historical context further alleviates the sting of last month’s deficit: Since fiscal year 1955, the Treasury hasn’t recorded an October surplus.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Particularly in capsule form, which releases the active ingredient slowly in the body, fampridine has shown effects on cognitive performance in MS patients: for some, it alleviates the mental fatigue that can accompany MS.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
Medicine X which immediately alleviates 3 percent of all headaches in test after test is certainly better than nothing, but how much would you spend on it?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
