alleviate (verb)
51E-Prime — E Prime, short for English Prime, is a modified English syntax and vocabulary lacking all forms of the verb to be : be, is, am, are, was, were, been and being, and also their contractions. Sentences composed in E Prime seldom contain the passive… …
52abate — /ə bāt/ vb abat·ed, abat·ing [Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a , prefix stressing result + battre to beat] vt 1 a: to put an end to or do away with abate a nuisance b: make void: null …
53moderate — I (preside over) verb act as chairman, act as moderator, act as president, administer, be at the head of, be in authority, chair, command, control, direct, discipline, govern, have charge of, head, hold in check, hold sway over, hold the chair,… …
54palliate — I (abate) verb allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, bate, bound, bring to a standstill, cease, check, circumscribe, curb, curtail, deactivate, decelerate, decrease, desist, diminish, discontinue, ease, eliminate, lenify, lessen,… …
55quiet — qui·et 1 adj: free from disturbance, interference, or dispute (as from an adverse claim) quiet enjoyment of property quiet 2 vt: to establish or make (title) secure by means of an action that produces a final determination of the respective… …
56relieve — re·lieve vt re·lieved, re·liev·ing: to set free from a duty, burden, or liability cannot be relieved of his negligence the trust cannot relieve the trustees of those very basic duties that the law imposes Hosey v. Burgess, 890 S.W.2d 262 (1995)… …
57allay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen; soothe, mitigate, ease; calm. See moderation, relief. Ant., agitate, arouse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lessen] Syn. reduce, relieve, alleviate, moderate; see decrease 2 , relieve 2 . 2. [To …
58assuage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen (See relief). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To alleviate] Syn. mitigate, lessen, soothe; see relieve 2 . 2. [To satisfy] Syn. appease, fill, surfeit; see satisfy 1 , 3 . 3. [To calm] Syn. pacify,… …
59comfort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luxury; ease, coziness; enjoyment, satisfaction; solace, consolation; cheer, air. See pleasure, relief, content. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A state of ease] Syn. contentment, ease, well being, rest, quiet …
60ease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comfort, luxury; rest, repose; content, enjoyment, complacency; relief; leisure, convenience; facility, readiness, expertness; unconstraint, naturalness. See pleasure, elegance. v. mitigate, lessen,… …
