alleviate

v. allay, soothe, relieve; moderate, soften; lessen, diminish

Verb
1. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
(synonym) relieve, palliate, assuage
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) soothe
(derivation) relief, alleviation, assuagement
2. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
(synonym) facilitate, ease
(hypernym) help, assist, aid

v. breed, nurture, rear, farm, raise; foster; bring up

v. alleviate, ease, relieve, allay

adj. released, loosened, slackened, freed

(v. t.)
To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
To extenuate; to palliate.
  

verb
to make (a pain) less, to relieve (a pain); he was given injections to alleviate the pain; the nurses tried to alleviate the suffering of the injured