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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

alleviated

Part of Speechverb

To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

In a Sentence

“Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. alleviatedalleviated somewhat
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Synonyms

addressallayameliorateassuageeasemitigate

Antonyms

aggravate

Related Words

relievedmitigatedeasedtemperedamelioratedimprovedmitigating

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