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alleviate
[əˈliːvieɪt]
📖 Definition
v. ease; to make something less severe
🖼️ Picture This
Cool water being poured on a burning wound, steam rising
💬 Example Sentence
The new medication helped alleviate her chronic back pain.
🎵 Music Connection
"Lean on Me" by Bill Withers
Offering a shoulder to lean on alleviates someone's burden and pain.
📝 Word Roots & Related
al-to, toward lev, lievto raise, lift, smooth relieve v.