alleviate
vt
[+pain, suffering] soulager
→ drugs to alleviate back pain
→ hypnosis can be used to alleviate pain
→ a charity that was founded in 1993 to alleviate the suffering of children caught up in the war
→ It is vital for us to help to alleviate suffering whenever and where it arises
[+symptoms] atténuer
→ the drug Beta interferon alleviates symptoms in many cases
[+poverty] réduire
→ the problem of alleviating mass poverty
[+stress, pressure] réduire
→ Exercise also helps to alleviate stress
→ This cut is welcome news that will alleviate the pressure on thousands of jobs
[+effects] réduire
→ a new task force is set to spring into action to alleviate the effects of the redundancies
→ her niece has been using marijuana to alleviate side-effects from prescription drugs