Ease

Usage examples of alleviate.

Everyone took reconstructors to at least alleviate the symptoms, and Vikki prepared supplies to treat the rest in three days.

She was unwearied in efforts to alleviate the sufferings and the weary hours of the countess, whose fervent gratitude re-acted to enhance to enthusiasm the interest of the fair ministrant.

It is wrong, we know, but the world is not governed by right, it is governed by circumstances, and all we can do is alleviate the most egregious cases.

Do commend me to the lady, and tell her, though a stranger, I feel interested in her distresses, and should be happy to have it in my power to alleviate them.

I was so dumfounded that I could offer Gwen no word of comfort to alleviate this sudden shock.

In a sense it helped to alleviate some of the depression and frustration she had been experiencing since her abortive attempt to talk to Jim before she had left England.

And what is important to understand about the prevalence of male fantasies about lesbianism and orgies is that it alleviates the pressure to perform.

The pain of separation, however, might be alleviated on his side, by preparations for the reception of his bride, as he had reason to hope that shortly after his next return into Hertfordshire, the day would be fixed that was to make him the happiest of men.

Forward-bending poses also massage the organs in the neuroendocrine axis, alleviating mood swings and insomnia associated with menopause and PMS.

Polluxans were oxygen-breathing humanoids, and I felt that even nonspecialized human medics might be able to alleviate their suffering to some degree.

Bon or Ullambana festival held when Summer is over, intended to alleviate the anguish of the dead who may have entered unhappy realms of existence such as that of Pretas or hungry ghosts.

They circled the reefs like the hands on a clock, the boredom only alleviated by two cans of iced tea and a packet of Camels.

Not only does it relax the female, who as you may know, is very frightened, but it also alleviates pain.

But the calming touch will only work for a limited time and only alleviates some of the pain.

She replied that a wife, if a good one, would have been only too happy to alleviate my troubles by sharing in them, but her mother observed that a woman of parts, after seeing to the safety of my baggage and my coach, would have busied herself in taking the necessary steps for setting me at liberty, and I supported this opinion as best indicating the real duty of a good wife.