alleviate

alleviate [verb]: make less severe; relieve, mitigate

Example: The volunteers tried their best to alleviate the misery of the refugees.

Synonyms: assuage, ease, lighten, mitigate, relieve, palliate

Antonyms: aggravate, amplify, exacerbate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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