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to alleviate
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to augment
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to bolster
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to console
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to converge
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to cow
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to debase
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to desiccate
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to enhance
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to facilitate
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to flag
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to hobble
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to impair
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to encumber
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to obviate
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to outstrip
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to plummet
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to preempt
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to propitiate
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to requite
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to start
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to subside
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to transmute
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bastardization
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catalyst
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corollary
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efficacy
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landmark
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metamorphosis
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moment
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pith
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checkered
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incipient
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nascent
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telling
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to ossify
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untrammeled
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dormant
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to diverge
to alleviate
to alleviate
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to reduce from the difficulty or intensity of a problem, issue, etc.

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Ongoing support programs are currently alleviating the challenges faced by the community.
Charitable efforts have alleviated the suffering caused by the natural disaster.

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to augment
to augment
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au
ɔ
g
g
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to bolster
to bolster
Verb
b
b
o
l
l
s
s
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to enhance the strength or effect of something

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to console
to console
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
s
s
o
l
l
e

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

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to converge
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
g
ʤ
e

(of policies, opinions, ideas, aims, etc.) to develop into either the same thing or something extremely similar

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to cow
Verb
c
k
o
a
w
ʊ

to force obedience onto someone with the use of threats

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

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to debase
Verb
uk flag
/dəˈbeɪs/

to tarnish someone's character or morals

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to desiccate
to desiccate
Verb
d
d
e
ɛ
s
s
i
ə
cc
k
a
t
t
e

to preserve something, like food, by ridding it of all its moisture

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

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to enhance
to enhance
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e
ɛ
n
n
h
h
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

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to facilitate
to facilitate
Verb
f
f
a
ə
c
s
i
ɪ
l
l
i
ə
t
t
a
t
t
e

to help something, such as a process or action, become possible or simpler

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to flag
Verb
f
f
l
l
a
æ
g
g

to lose energy, strength, and enthusiasm

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intransitive

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to hobble
Verb
h
h
o
ɑ
bb
b
ə
l
l
e

to restrict or complicate development, success, or actions

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

Adjective
to impair
to impair
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
ai
ɛ
r
r

to cause something to become weak or less effective

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transitive

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

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to encumber
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
c
k
u
ə
m
m
b
b
e
ɜ
r
r

to hinder the process or make something harder to do or achieve

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

Adjective
to obviate
Verb
o
ɑ
b
b
v
v
ia
ieɪ
t
t
e

to keep an undesirable situation or a problem from happening

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

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alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to outstrip
Verb
o
a
u
ʊ
t
t
s
s
t
t
r
r
i
ɪ
p
p

to posses or reach a higher level of skill, success, value, or quantity than another person or thing

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to plummet
to plummet
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
mm
m
e
ə
t
t

to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way

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intransitive

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

Adjective
to preempt
Verb
p
p
r
r
ee
m
m
p
p
t
t

to render a plan or action ineffective or unnecessary by doing something before it happens

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allevi

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alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

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alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to propitiate
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ə
p
p
i
ɪ
t
t
ia
ɪeɪ
t
t
e

to bring an end to the anger of a person, ghost, spirit, or god by pleasing them

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to requite
to requite
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
q
k
u
w
i
t
t
e

to give something as a reward or compensation for services, favors, or achievements

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

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alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to start
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
ɑ:
r
r
t
t

to suddenly make an involuntary movement in reaction to a shock or surprise

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intransitive

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to subside
to subside
Verb
s
s
u
ə
b
b
s
s
i
d
d
e

to decline in intensity or strength

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to transmute
to transmute
Verb
t
t
r
r
a
æ
n
n
s
s
m
m
u
ju:
t
t
e

to change something's nature, appearance, or substance into something different and usually better

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

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alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
bastardization
noun
b
b
a
æ
s
s
t
t
a
ə
r
r
d
d
i
z
z
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

the act of changing or copying something in a way that it no longer has the quality and value it used to

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allevi

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alleviate

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alleviated

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alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

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alleviation

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alleviative

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alleviative

Adjective
catalyst
noun
c
k
a
æ
t
t
a
ə
l
l
y
ə
s
s
t
t

a person, thing, or event that provokes or accelerates change or activity by introducing new perspectives or actions

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allevi

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alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
corollary
noun
c
k
o
ɔ
r
r
o
ə
ll
l
a
ɛ
r
r
y
i

a thing that is the direct or natural result of another

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allevi

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alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
efficacy
noun
e
ɛ
ff
f
i
ɪ
c
k
a
æ
c
s
y
i

the power to bring about planned or wanted results

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
landmark
noun
l
l
a
æ
n
n
d
d
m
m
a
ɑ
r
r
k
k

something, such as an achievement or event, that is of great importance or influence in something's progress and development

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
metamorphosis
noun
m
m
e
ɛ
t
t
a
ə
m
m
o
ɔ
r
r
ph
f
o
ə
s
s
i
ə
s
s

an extreme change in someone or something's nature, character, or form

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
moment
noun
m
m
o
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t

the quality of being significant and important

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
pith
noun
p
p
i
ɪ
th
θ

the main meaning or part of something such as an situation, statement, or argument

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
checkered
Adjective
ch
ʧ
e
ɛ
ck
k
e
ɜ
r
r
e
d
d

having gone through periods of both failure and success

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
incipient
Adjective
i
ɪ
n
n
c
s
i
ɪ
p
p
ie
n
n
t
t

starting to develop, appear, or take place

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
nascent
Adjective
n
n
a
s
s
c
e
ə
n
n
t
t

newly started or formed, and expected to further develop and grow

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
telling
Adjective
t
t
e
ɛ
ll
l
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

generating an effect that is either important or powerful

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to ossify
Verb
o
ɑ
ss
s
i
ə
f
f
y

to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
untrammeled
Adjective
u
ə
n
n
t
t
r
r
a
æ
mm
m
e
ə
l
l
e
d
d

free to do as a person or thing pleases due to not having any limitations or restrictions inflicted upon them

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allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
dormant
Adjective
d
d
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m
a
ə
n
n
t
t

not in an active, developing, or operating state but can become so later on

Word Family

allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective
to diverge
to diverge
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
g
ʤ
e

to move apart and continue in another direction

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

allevi

Verb

alleviate

Verb

alleviated

Adjective

alleviated

Adjective

alleviation

Noun

alleviation

Noun

alleviative

Adjective

alleviative

Adjective

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