alleviate

Alleviate – Word of the Day

Atul Sharma

/əˈlēvēˌāt/

Meaning

  • Ease a burden
  • to make less severe
  • to partially remove or correct

Sample Sentences

  • Government has launched many programs to alleviate poverty.
  • To alleviate the traffic problem, the city administration proposed a new ring road.

Related words

mitigate, soothe, ease, help, allay

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