alleviator
alleviator · alleviators
That who or which alleviatesThat who or which alleviates.
Meaning
1 sensesThat who or which alleviates.
Blessed is he who is an alleviator of suffering.
Aspirin is an alleviator of headaches.
More definitions
- a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
- remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Forms
plural: alleviators| Singular | alleviator |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- remedy that alleviates pain without curing:palliativealleviant
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedalleviate
See also
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