alleviate
verb (used with object)
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate.
was alleviating
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past progressiveof alleviate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In return for pitching in wherever and whenever, I received free accommodations, daily breakfast and a sense of contentment knowing that, in some small way, I was alleviating the pain caused by the pandemic.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
She gave up her whole time to acts of kindness and benevolence; the only pleasure in which, for years, she could find any real comfort was alleviating the woes of others.
From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin
