alleviate
verb C1to make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe; to make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe
To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe; to relieve or ease.
To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe or more bearable.
To relieve or reduce, to decrease the intensity of any problem or pain.
To make something less intense or severe; to relieve or reduce.
In context
The medicine helped alleviate her headache.
Meditation can alleviate stress and improve focus.
reduce,relieve,mitigate
worsen,exacerbate,aggravate
alleviate pain,alleviate symptoms,alleviate suffering
Verb forms
Past: alleviated · Past participle: alleviated · -ing: alleviating