Both Uses of
alleviate
in
Summer Pleasures
- Sarah served, carrying on a babbling conversation which alleviated the need for either adult to speak to the other.
Chpt 1.12 *alleviated = to lessen something that is bad -- especially pain
- Tasting her wasn't going to alleviate any of it, only heighten it.†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
-
(alleviate) to lessen something that is bad -- especially to lessen pain