Alleviate and Harm

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Alleviate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Usage example: a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day

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Harm is an antonym for alleviate.

Nearby Words: alleviation, alleviating

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.

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Alleviate is an antonym for harm in damage topic.

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

baby	alleviate baby	harm baby
humans	alleviate humans	harm humans

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