alleviate

/ษ™หˆli.vi.eษชt/

IPA: /AH0 L IY1 V IY0 EY0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

    โ€œAlcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alleviate