·vt To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
II. Alleviate ·vt To Extenuate; to Palliate.
III. Alleviate ·vt 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.