alleviate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

al·le·vi·ate [alleviate alleviates alleviated alleviating] BrE [əˈliːvieɪt] NAmE [əˈliːvieɪt] verb ~ sth
to make sth less severe
Syn: ↑ease
•to alleviate suffering
•A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.
Derived Word: ↑alleviation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin alleviat- ‘lightened’, from the verb alleviare, from Latin allevare, from ad- ‘to’ + levare ‘raise’, influenced by levis ‘light’.

Example Bank:
•These measures are designed to alleviate the situation.
•These problems have been greatly alleviated by the passing of the new Act.
•Are we doing enough to alleviate poverty in these countries?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  facilitate, ease, relieve, palliate, assuage