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Alleviator

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al·le·vi·ate  (-lv-t)
tr.v. al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing, al·le·vi·ates
To make (pain, for example) more bearable: a drug that alleviates cold symptoms. See Synonyms at relieve.
[Middle English alleviaten, from Late Latin allevire, allevit-, to lighten : Latin ad-, ad- + levis, light; see legwh- in Indo-European roots.]
al·levi·ation n.
al·levi·ator n.
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Noun1.alleviator - a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
healer, therapist - a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
2.alleviator - remedy that alleviates pain without curing
alleviant, palliative
curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain


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