Alleviation
[ə,liːvɪ'eɪʃən] or [ə,livɪ'eʃən]
Definition
(n.) The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
(n.) That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Mitigation, palliation, relief.
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Examples
- But the late discoveries of medical science have given us large power of alleviation. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He always wished to heal--to relieve--whenphysician as he was, neither cure nor alleviation were, perhaps, in his power. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Let me suffer, and let me have what alleviation belongs to my condition. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There was no recovering Miss Taylornor much likelihood of ceasing to pity her; but a few weeks brought some alleviation to Mr. Woodhouse. Jane Austen. Emma.
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