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Alleviative

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Adjective

1. alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

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Alleviative

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verb
(transitive)
to make (pain, sorrow, etc) easier to bear; lessen; relieve

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Alleviative

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verb transitiveWord forms: alˈleviˌated or alˈleviˌating
1. 
to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc.)
2. 
to reduce or decrease
to alleviate poverty

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Alleviative

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adj.
Reducing pain or severity; palliative: alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.

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