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alleviate
verb as in relieve; lessen
Strong matches
Weak matches
pour oil on, take the bite out, take the edge off, take the sting out
Example Sentences
Healthy democracies have a strong social safety net that helps to prevent and alleviate poverty and other forms of social inequality.
“No other drug has ever been able to alleviate the functional and neuropsychiatric symptoms of traumatic brain injury,” Dr. Nolan Williams, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said in a statement on the results.
The problem has persisted for years, according to local business owners, who say city officials have done little to alleviate the problem.
Holmes’ words were a quintessential expression of “eugenics,” a pseudoscientific notion that social problems can be alleviated by focusing on heredity, and sequestering, forcibly sterilizing or even murdering those whose genetic heritage jeopardizes civilization.
In the Bay Area and Northern California, the cold front is bringing with it a chance for light rain and thunderstorms, which has the potential to alleviate some wildfire risk, depending on precipitation totals.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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