relieve#5 (v)
lighten#3 (v)

v00199067

type v
lex_filenum 30
def alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
examples relieve the pressure and the stress
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Hypernym mitigate
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Hyponym mitigate

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