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IELTS word

alleviate

/əˈliviˌeɪt/verb

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English definition

to make pain or a problem less severe

Common phrases / collocations

  1. alleviate pain
  2. alleviate poverty
  3. help alleviate

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The cold pack helped alleviate her shoulder pain.

  2. 2.

    The programme aims to alleviate poverty.

  3. 3.

    Better roads could alleviate traffic problems.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A physiotherapist treats a patient's painful shoulder with a cold pack.
to make pain or a problem less severe
1painful shoulder
2treatment brings relief
shoulder pain→discomfort reduces