alleviate (verb)

  • 61mitigate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen, moderate, ameliorate, palliate, allay, relieve. See relief, moderation, vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alleviate, lessen, moderate; see decrease 1 , relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 62T-V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has second person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. History and… …

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  • 63condition — noun 1 state of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, immaculate, mint, perfect, pristine ▪ reasonable ▪ bad …

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  • 64stress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 state of tension ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extreme, great, high, incredible, intense, severe ▪ Separation is a time of high emotional stress …

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  • 65lighten — I. verb (lightened; lightening) Etymology: Middle English lightenen, from light Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make light or clear ; illuminate 2. archaic enlighten …

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  • 66check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …

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  • 67Scientology beliefs and practices — Scientology is, according to its own texts, the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others and all of life. [cite web | url=http://www.scientology.org/en US/religion/presentation/pg006.html | title=Introduction to… …

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  • 68ease — 1. noun /iːz/ a) The state of being comfortable or free from stress. She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work. b) Freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc …

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  • 69mitigate — mit·i·gate / mi tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to lessen or minimize the severity of what actions the State took to mitigate the hazardous conditions Estate of Arrowwood v. State, 894 P.2d 642 (1995) factors that mitigate the crime see also… …

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  • 70allay — I verb abate, alleviate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, cause to be still, cause to subside, check, compose, constrain, control, curb, curtail, deaden, decrease, diminish, dull, hush, lenire, lessen, lighten, lull, minimize, mitigare, mitigate,… …

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