Alleviation

the act of .
something that or palliates.
historical examples

then in their not infrequent sickness there was alleviation and comfort waiting for them.
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but such an alleviation of my anguish is forbidden to my reason.
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if i could suffer alone, it would be an alleviation of my anguish, but i cannot.
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when she had gone they were conscious of an alleviation, and of the great beauty of the evening.
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the alleviation of suffering and the prolongation of human life is the duty of every n-ble-minded man to endeavour to promote.
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but the defeat and death of mansfeld brought no alleviation.
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there had been to him no alleviation, no comfort, no consolation.
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how devoutly to be wished is the alleviation of his danger and distress!
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the highest charity of all is that which aims at the prevention rather than the alleviation of evil.
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the second morning, however, brought an alleviation to the distress.
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early 15c., from middle french aleviacion or directly from medieval latin alleviationem (nominative alleviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of alleviare (see alleviate).

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