Alleviate synonyms and antonyms
ə-lē'vē-āt'
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To lessen or alleviate (pain, anxiety, etc.)
To make, or make seem, smaller; reduce in size, degree, importance, etc.; lessen
To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
relieve (related)
To furnish assistance or aid to:
To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
To cause to flash in or as in lightning
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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To allay or make (thirst, desire, etc.) less active or intense by satisfying; assuage; satisfy
To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.
To become less; decrease:
To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
reduce (related)
heighten (antonym)
To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
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The definition of abate means to become less or lower in amount or force than at a prior time.
ameliorate (related)
assuage moderate
To dull the edge of (a knife, for example).
To palliate is to make something less painful or unpleasant, or to calm fears.
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intensify (antonym)
To make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
magnify (antonym)
To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
aggravate (antonym)
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
Assuage is defined as to make better or lessen.
(Law) To help; aid
unballast
To remove the ballast from.
counteract (related)
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overcome (related)
exacerbate (related)
minimise (related)
eradicate (related)
eliminate (related)
compensate for (related)
avoid (related)
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To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
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