alleviate
71allay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen; soothe, mitigate, ease; calm. See moderation, relief. Ant., agitate, arouse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lessen] Syn. reduce, relieve, alleviate, moderate; see decrease 2 , relieve 2 . 2. [To …
72assuage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen (See relief). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To alleviate] Syn. mitigate, lessen, soothe; see relieve 2 . 2. [To satisfy] Syn. appease, fill, surfeit; see satisfy 1 , 3 . 3. [To calm] Syn. pacify,… …
73comfort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luxury; ease, coziness; enjoyment, satisfaction; solace, consolation; cheer, air. See pleasure, relief, content. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A state of ease] Syn. contentment, ease, well being, rest, quiet …
74ease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comfort, luxury; rest, repose; content, enjoyment, complacency; relief; leisure, convenience; facility, readiness, expertness; unconstraint, naturalness. See pleasure, elegance. v. mitigate, lessen,… …
75mitigate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen, moderate, ameliorate, palliate, allay, relieve. See relief, moderation, vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alleviate, lessen, moderate; see decrease 1 , relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at… …
76lighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make lighter] Syn. unburden, disburden, make lighter, reduce the load of, lessen the weight of, uplift, buoy up, mitigate, levitate, alleviate, make less burdensome, disencumber, take off a load, remove, take from, pour… …
77relieve — verb 1) this helps relieve pain Syn: alleviate, mitigate, assuage, ease, dull, reduce, lessen, diminish See note at alleviate Ant: aggravate 2) …
78alleviant — noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing • Syn: ↑palliative, ↑alleviator • Derivationally related forms: ↑alleviate (for: ↑alleviator), ↑alleviate, ↑palliative ( …
79alleviator — noun 1. a therapist who makes suffering more endurable • Derivationally related forms: ↑alleviate • Hypernyms: ↑therapist, ↑healer 2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing • Syn: ↑palliative, ↑ …
80Alegge — A*legge , v. t. [OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F. all[ e]ger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad + levis light. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Allay}, {Allege}.] To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That shall alegge… …
