2 uses
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Definition
to lessen something that is bad — especially to lessen pain
- All I say is this: her position is intolerable, and it might be alleviated by you, and you will lose nothing by it.Part Seven (55% in)
- She did a great deal to alleviate my position.Part Six (58% in)
There are no more uses of "alleviate" in Anna Karenina.
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