Bible Dictionaries
Alleviate
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To extenuate; to palliate.
(2):
(v. t.) To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
(3):
(v. t.) To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc.; - opposed to aggravate.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Alleviate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/alleviate.html. 1828.