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Alleviatory

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al·le·vi·a·tive (

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adj.

Reducing pain or severity; palliative: alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.

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Adj.

1.

alleviatory - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

alleviative, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

moderating - lessening in intensity or strength

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