alleviate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++al·le·vi·ate /əˈliːvieɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  REDUCEto make something less painful or difficult to deal with 减轻，缓和〔痛苦或困难〕alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu 一种减轻流感症状的新药 measures to alleviate poverty 扶贫措施 —alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

alleviate• It works immediately to alleviate cracking and smooth away dryness and scaling.• Clinton also asked Glickman to report back within 30 days with recommendations to help alleviate debt problems afflicting cattle producers.• Kino was a great humanitarian who sought to alleviate hunger wherever he went.• Many conditions associated with old age can be treated and alleviated, if not cured.• Heavy rains in March alleviated the drought conditions.• Western aid has helped to alleviate the situation in northern India.• Bee stings have been known to alleviate the symptoms of arthritis.• You can't cure a common cold, but you can alleviate the symptoms.• Warming up will alleviate the tension and ground your thoughts.alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc• But some tablets were kindly provided and they did alleviate the problem.• I have one or two suggestions to add to those advanced by the hon. Gentleman in an attempt to alleviate the problem.• I was almost tempted to tie an old-fashioned strap around the headstock to alleviate the problem.• Internationalization, it was believed, would alleviate the problem.• The adjutant general of Virginia believed that some means of insuring a speedy response from the militia might alleviate the problem.• The consensus of opinion is that a modular approach alleviates the problem.• You and others can almost always do something to alleviate the situation.• Dare one hope that the Murrey Report will have alleviated the situation by the time these words are read?Origin alleviate (1500-1600) Late Latin past participle of alleviare, from Latin ad- “to” + levis “light”

al·le·vi·ate verbChineseSyllable  

painful deal less difficult Corpus make something to or with to

alleviate
al‧le‧vi‧ate /əˈliːvieɪt/ verb [transitive]to make something less painful or difficult to deal with
    alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc
    a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu
    measures to alleviate poverty
—alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ to reduce prices, numbers, or amounts
   ▪ reduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller: The price was reduced by 50%. | We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.
   ▪ cut to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something: Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs. | The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours. | Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.
   ▪ lower to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal: The voting age was lowered to 18. | The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%. | After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.
   ▪ bring something down to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower: The government wants to bring down the level of inflation. | The company is trying to bring its costs down.
   ▪ slash informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: Public spending has been slashed over the past two years. | Prices slashed for one week only!
   ▪ cut something back to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: The education budget has been cut back again. | I need to cut back on my workload.
   ▪ downsize to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization: The company is planning to downsize its European operations.
   ▪ scale something down/back to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something: The research programme has been scaled down. | The navy is being scaled down.
   ▪ relieve/ease to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: The drug is used to relieve pain. | A joke can help to ease the tension.
   ▪ alleviate formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu. | The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.

al·le·vi·ateBrE /əˈliːvieɪt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈliːvieɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they alleviate BrE /əˈliːvieɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈliːvieɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it alleviates BrE /əˈliːvieɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈliːvieɪts/ 🔊past simple alleviated BrE /əˈliːvieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈliːvieɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle alleviated BrE /əˈliːvieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈliːvieɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form alleviating BrE /əˈliːvieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈliːvieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make sth less severe 减轻；缓和；缓解 SYN ease ◆to alleviate suffering减轻苦难◆A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem. 采取了一系列措施缓解这个问题。🔊🔊▸ al·le·vi·ation BrE /əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˌliːviˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]