Make easier, make certain

Morten M. (Norway)
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  1. alleviant
    remedy that alleviates pain without curing
  2. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: --> to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
  3. amend
    make revisions to
  4. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    **1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: -->to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. **2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: --> to assuage one's hunger. **3.to soothe, calm, or mollify: --> to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
  5. ensure
    make certain of
  6. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  7. insure
    protect by a contract of reimbursement in case of loss
  8. lenitive
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  9. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  10. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  11. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  12. rectify
    make right or correct
  13. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
  14. see to it
    be careful or certain to do something
Created on Wed May 06 12:52:28 EDT 2009 (updated Wed May 06 13:27:38 EDT 2009)

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