How to use "alleviate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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To alleviate his mood, Aguma proposes for Madoka to briefly enter the afterlife to say a proper goodbye to Chisato. - Omukae desu
To alleviate the situation caused by her protege, Divine got Maru as Bryan's personal assistant. - That's My Amboy
After the shooting Frylock and Carl take Lambert to see a magic show by Unbelievable Ron, to help alleviate his boredom, which he had been expressing throughout the episode. - The Greatest Story Ever Told (Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever)
Ricardo takes Martha horse-riding in order to alleviate her ennui. - The Glass Ceiling (film)
David’s conscience persuades him to go to the camp to help alleviate the suffering. - Children of Rage
This is the Amudhasurabhi (cow of abundance), the cornucopia that would never deplete which will always provide food to alleviate hunger. - Manimekalai (1959 film)
Sarangadhara was lying in a pool of blood screaming in pain drawing the attention of Meghanadha a devotee of Siva, who immediately rushed to Sarangadhara and did what ever he could to alleviate the pain and advised Sarangadhara to pray to Lord Shiva and get his blessings. - Sarangadhara (1958 film)
A team which consists of best friend Keith (Karl Theobald), who hopes this trail of discovery can help him alleviate his burdened mind, and old school friends Steve (Jeremy Swift), a physically under-prepared school teacher, and Julian (Ned Dennehy), the troublesome and troubled wild-card. - Downhill (2014 film)
However, the truth comes out in the end, both Tommy and mr Thurber sell their properties and alleviate their financial needs, and Tommy and Marie get married. - She's My Weakness
But this doesn't alleviate his hate, and he commits his mother to a psychiatric hospital so she won't get in the way of his revenge. - Vitória (telenovela)
The Averys decide to leave soon afterwards and before leaving Terence meets Harold alone - he admits that he had found the son's private diary and, using this, had fabricated the possession in order to alleviate Elizabeth's grief and help Harold admit to his grief. - Bracken Moor
Albright transfers him into a new body (Ryan Reynolds) and prescribes medication to alleviate the vivid hallucinations which he claims are side effects of the procedure. - Self/less
He dismisses her angry chastisement of his actions and she briefly takes on a childhood friend as a lover to alleviate her loneliness, as Andrés spends less time with her during her pregnancy. - Tear This Heart Out
The piece ends with the delineation of the failure of the Housing Act of 1937, a $565 million project that only managed to alleviate about two percent of New York’s slums. - One-Third of a Nation
This does nothing to alleviate the loss that she feels. - The Repentant
Bob visits a doctor, who puts him on painkillers and gives him wrist braces to wear to alleviate the pain but, in spite of this, refuses to stop playing. - Burgerboss
An energy crisis persists and The GlobeSphere Corporation plans to alleviate it with solar panels on the moon and a satellite dish on top of the National Gallery. - Energy of the Daleks
The story revolves around a seven-year-old girl named Roseanne (Roseanne Magan) whose fervent dream is to become a famous singer, not only to showcase her talent, but also to alleviate the life of her adoptive mother, Remy (Angelika dela Cruz) and grandmother Simang (Ces Quesada). - Biritera
During a conference room meeting, he proposes that everyone in the office buy paper to alleviate some of the burden, but no one is willing. - Trivia (The Office)
However, as Brian, Noelle, and Tyson grow increasingly desperate for water, Tyson foolishly tries to alleviate his thirst first by eating a cactus—which only makes him more thirsty—and then by drinking a pool of water that Noelle warns him is poisonous. - Thirst (2010 film)
Although Lenox plans to give up detection (due to the demands of his new vocation and to alleviate the concerns of his new wife), he is pulled into a case when a colleague in Parliament asks for help solving the murder of his footman. - A Stranger in Mayfair
Growing bored with the oppressive lifestyle she leads, she begins to compulsively sleep with other men to alleviate her situation. - India Song
This, along with the obvious effort and sacrifice the Hradani have made to save the Coursers does much to alleviate the political tensions. - Wind Rider's Oath
Trying to alleviate the situation, the caretakers take Cyril to the empty apartment, confirming that his father has really abandoned him. - The Kid with a Bike
Unable to discern any course of action that will alleviate his current unhappiness, Spence ultimately decides simply to persevere and focus upon building a brighter future for himself. - Take a Giant Step
Senator Walsh aggressively portrays the Madame President as weak in resisting Communism because she has the humanitarian integrity to refuse to give dictator Valdez more "foreign aid" money for his personal enrichment while he does nothing to alleviate poverty in his country. - Kisses for My President
However at the outing Vicky sneaks away with Dugan, and Del is waiting until she returns and takes her home to alleviate Tiny's suspicions. - The In Crowd (1988 film)
Andy comes home with a dog for Heidi named Chief, trying to alleviate some of the tension that has built up in their family since moving into the new house, but soon after Chief follows something into the woods. - The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Demetri is bothered that Alda would be cutting a deal, and decides to alleviate Zoey's fears by telling her he will personally destroy Mark's gun. - Blowback (FlashForward)
Still rich from his Stiles Island caper ten years earlier, he involves himself in this situation simply to alleviate his boredom, and for sex. - Stranger in Paradise (novel)
In the near future, Earth's human population grew rapidly that the nations fight for the scarce remaining resources and the United States of America attempted to alleviate its energy problems by launching an O'Neill Cylinder space station called Providence that harbors a solar energy-driven generator to provide them with an alternative energy source. - Vanquish (video game)
House also uncharacteristically attempts to alleviate his conscience by reaching out to Wibberly (Ray Abruzzo), a former medical school colleague he wronged; the two were taking the same class at medical school, and House exchanged the paper he was submitting for a class with one Wibberly had written. - Remorse (House)
The talks with Steiner help her to alleviate her grief and slowly she acknowledges her craving for love. - Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
The first two acts are devoted to their squalid living conditions and the well-meaning but misguided attempts of a charity worker to alleviate their situation with platitudes. - Blight (play)
The only way for him to alleviate some of the gravity of his punishment is to take Bhama's virginity from her before the Seventeenth Wind of the Night comes to take him to hell, thus erasing both their mutual memories forever, and failing which, Brahma tells Devan, he will be sentenced to turn into a hideous, foul-smelling beast, neither human nor gandharva, roaming around for a billion kalpas. - Njan Gandharvan
Deciding to start packing a pistol along with her packs of cigarettes, the Cigarette Girl becomes an angel of death when she stops smoking and starts killing on the third day to alleviate her acute psychological withdrawal manifested primarily by the ghost of a cowboy who is always on her back to keep smoking. - Cigarette Girl
Sarangadhara was lying in a pool of blood screaming in pain drawing the attention of Meghanadha a devotee of Siva, who immediately rushed to Sarangadhara and did what ever he could to alleviate the pain and advised Sarangadhara to pray to Lord Shiva and get his blessings. - Sarangadhara (1957 film)
Sarangadhara was lying in a pool of blood screaming in pain drawing the attention of Meghanadha a devotee of Siva, who immediately rushed to Sarangadhara and did what ever he could to alleviate the pain and advised Sarangadhara to pray to Lord Shiva and get his blessings. - Sarangadhara (1937 film)
To alleviate the escalating debate of authority, Pitar tries to implement a parliament to settle disputes peacefully. - Hominid (novel)
Lizzie is introduced to laudanum by Emma Brown to alleviate her stomach pain. - Dante's Inferno (1967 film)
Unbeknownst to them, Pedi recognizes the signs of the Season in Cord while tending to his wounds and decides to alleviate the strain on his body by mating with him. - March to the Stars
Her devoted manager Antonie "Tony" de Sola urges her to travel to Europe with her alcoholic mother Snooks to alleviate her emotional pain. - Rockabye (1932 film)
In an effort to alleviate her loneliness and ignite marital passion, Pirita visits the local shaman, who indeed helps her out; but in the process turns her into a shapeshifting, vampiric white reindeer. - The White Reindeer
To alleviate their poverty, Dong-chul becomes a gangster, while the younger Dong-wook dreams of becoming a prosecutor to help the family seek revenge on Shin Tae-hwan. - East of Eden (TV series)
When questioned, Radar quickly answers that he's chaffing and the extra length on his pants will help alleviate this ailment. - House Arrest (M*A*S*H)
Hassan begins to befriend young Milo to alleviate his humiliation and suffering. - The Captive (1915 film)
He requests that Asher go to medical, but Asher disagrees, saying that he could spend time in the Hyperbaric chamber as a way to alleviate his illness for a short time, just until they decode the rest of the messages coming from the sentinel. - Deep Storm
Disregarding McIntyre senior as a greedy beggar, Haw sets about to alleviate the misery of the people of Tamfield through the agency of the McIntyre siblings and mr Spurling. - The Doings of Raffles Haw
As expected, Bouddha attempts to strangle Saint-Georges in order to alleviate his suffering. - Dante 01
But Sugath is unable to forget Dhammi, and keeps thinking about her and begins to drink heavily to alleviate his pain. - Golu Hadawatha
The novel is set on year 2016 Earth, with several interstellar ships being launched by the US and the EU in the hopes of finding habitable worlds to alleviate the overpopulation of Earth, only to find that while inhabitable worlds exists aplenty, they are all taken by a Commonwealth of alien races. - Spinneret (novel)
John and Celia do their best to help alleviate the villagers' poverty and depravation, in contrast to the increasingly corrupt and ruthless Beatrice and Harry. - Wideacre
Logics begin offering up unexpected assistance to everyone which includes designing custom chemicals that alleviate inebriation, giving sex advice to small children, and plotting the perfect murder. - A Logic Named Joe
dr Hibbert tours Homer around the hospital while singing "If Ever I Would Leave You", to help alleviate patient suffering. - The Homer of Seville
Agriculturist Ralph Exon has created a new strain of Soya Bean plant, (dubbed "The Exon Strain") in an effort to alleviate famine in the Third world. - The Destruction Factor
Abby, Ziva, Lee, Palmer, McGee, and Ducky all go out for drinks to alleviate stress over the test; however, McGee and Abby are called into work and Palmer and Lee rush out, leaving Ducky and Ziva to themselves. - Angel of Death (NCIS)
The Abbot tells him that he must alleviate his inner pain, and return to the temple a wiser man cleansed of hatred. - Iron Monkey (1977 film)
Wile falls into the canyon, grabs onto the second section of the ladder to alleviate the fall, and continues into the ground through each rung on the way down. - There They Go-Go-Go!
His expression darkens, and he produces a cartridge of aspirin, taking one to alleviate the inevitable pain. - Beep, Beep (film)
Wolverine and Spider-Man get into a dispute, The Thing separates them and points out that fighting each other won't alleviate either of their pain regarding the loss of someone like Cap. - Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
Henry feels that Nathan has projected his insecurities onto him to alleviate his self-loathing. - The Counterlife
Stunned by the revelation, the younger Gregory resolves to seek out his parents in order to alleviate the suffering he assumes they must feel. - The Holy Sinner
Emotionally and spiritually irresponsible, she sought the succor of drugs to alleviate the pressure of rearing her children. - I Know I've Been Changed
Hibiki meets a cursed girl named Nazuna Shireiyu, and Hibiki tries to help alleviate her curse, and in doing so becomes her friend. - Hibiki's Magic
They include the abolition of Parliament, the courts and the monarchy, and radical reforms to alleviate poverty. - Power to the People (Yes, Prime Minister)
What the Efficiency Monitor discovers breaks the spell: the workers at the plant were diagnosed with dysphoria syndrome (and treated with mind-altering drugs), specifically so they could be placed in the plant to alleviate a labor shortage. - Workforce (Star Trek: Voyager)
The birth of their second child does nothing to alleviate public hostility towards David and Maureen, who soon find "Hindley Bitch" painted on their front door. - See No Evil: The Moors Murders
During the night, Moe unsuccessfully tries to alleviate Curly's pain but is unable to do so. - I Can Hardly Wait
His best friend, Howard, tries to help him alleviate this problem, by seeing his psychiatrist, dr Block, who has taken the pair of socks. - Psychopathia Sexualis (play)
They then vote to alleviate the policies, much to the dismay of mr White, having been beaten a second time not only by a kid, but by the same kid. - Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Therion spares Kurou's life, claiming that Kurou is the only individual who can alleviate his boredom, and vanishes. - Demonbane
Trying to alleviate Patrick's guilt over the events at the house, Remy unthinkingly confides that he once planted evidence on someone with the help of "Skinny Ray" — whom he had initially told Patrick he didn't know. - Gone Baby Gone
Mary grows to care for Ambrose and seduces him while he is taking a cold shower to try to alleviate his lustful thoughts about her. - In God We Tru$t
This helps alleviate the mournful situation when Brom jumps in the way of a spear intended to kill Eragon and is fatally injured and dies. - Eragon (video game)
Feeling rejuvenated by his emotional reawakening, he confides in his best friend Richard Langley (Pierce Brosnan) and encourages him to visit his mistress in order to alleviate her loneliness. - Married Life (2007 film)
The prisoners are given super-condamine (the "ultimate drug") by B'dikkat to alleviate the immense pain of their punishment. - A Planet Named Shayol
A last-second revelation that the plane is piloted by students playing a prank does nothing to alleviate the president's fear that he has lost control over the situation. - Twenty Five (The West Wing)
When his chance comes, he begs the great scholar and nobleman to join the senate and help direct the ship of state; particularly he hopes that the Prince's great compassion and wisdom will help alleviate the poverty and ignorance to be seen everywhere on the streets of Sicily. - The Leopard (1963 film)
After a quip by Willard suggesting that they "should take the coach dancing", Ren realizes that throwing a dance would be the perfect way to alleviate the teenagers' pressures, while at the same time making a statement to Moore and the town council. - Footloose (musical)
Ironically, the new strains that her condition has put on her family leave Dawn further unable to cope, and she winds up in the emergency room after seriously burning herself with a cigarette lighter in a desperate attempt to alleviate the stress. - Secret Cutting
Summer views his ideas with some skepticism, but is willing to try anything that might alleviate her uncle's sorrow. - Missing May
Frustrated, Fernando pressures her through various means, including threatening to sleep with some other woman just to alleviate himself. - Fat Girl
Impulsively, and fearful of losing this new joy in her life, Emmi claims that she and Ali are planning to marry to alleviate this little difficulty. - Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
dr Krane suggests using nitroglycerin to alleviate the side effects, but dr Brigs mentions that that would only be a short term fix, and the long term complications would still exist. - Unforgettable (1996 film)
Dying from a painful disease, Valdemar (Vincent Price) employs a hypnotist, mr Carmichael (Basil Rathbone), to alleviate his suffering by putting him under various trances. - Tales of Terror
Setal confides to Data that his defection came at a heavy price, that he will never be able to see Romulus or his family again; Data attempts to alleviate Setal's feelings by taking him to a holodeck representation of Romulus. - The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The narrator is a London businessman who withdraws to the countryside to write a play, by which he hopes to alleviate his financial problems. - The First Men in the Moon
The Latin epigraph, "Dicebant mihi sodales si sepulchrum amicae visitarem, curas meas aliquantulum fore levatas," at the head of the text may be translated as: "My companions said to me, if I would visit the grave of my friend, I might somewhat alleviate my worries". - Berenice (short story)
In an effort to alleviate their agents' incompetence, MI5 hires local university teacher Peter Chapman, convincing him by getting him sacked from the university, which leaves him no choice. - The Piglet Files
In his last attempt to alleviate his anger towards them, he has a conversation with Sue in which he attempts to find out why she continues to stay with Reed. - Fantastic Four (2005 video game)
Harry then partners Speed with Mother to alleviate his driver shortage. - Mother, Jugs & Speed
The prison chaplain complains Alex has been robbed of his freewill, but the Minister asserts that the Ludovico technique will cut down crime and alleviate crowding in the prisons. - A Clockwork Orange (film)
Now, if Holcroft will contact the children of the two friends, they can form a group to distribute the funds and alleviate some of the pain of the Holocaust. - The Holcroft Covenant
During a discussion about mortality, Murray hypothesizes that killing someone could perhaps alleviate the fear. - White Noise (novel)
Jack suggests that possibly a wealthy marriage could alleviate their problems and suggests that Charley's rich widow Aunt Donna Lucia might just be the woman for his father to wed. - Where's Charley?
Wallace remembers Gromit's birthday and presents Gromit with a pair of “ex NASA” robotic "Techno Trousers", acquired by Wallace to alleviate the burden of taking Gromit for walks. - The Wrong Trousers
After killing a slew of doctors who fail to diagnose or alleviate his condition, he hires dr Yueh for a massive price. - Dune: House Harkonnen
They give him instructions to alleviate this fear; the result is that the aforementioned monk will become trapped in a dream, and his body will sleep continuously until it dies. - The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
Hoping to alleviate their poverty, MacGregor borrows £1,000 from James Graham, Marquess of Montrose (John Hurt) in order to trade cattle. - Rob Roy (1995 film)
Both couples alleviate their stress by drinking heavily, and the party lasts all night long. - Short Cuts (film)
Her parents file a lawsuit against the genetics company InGen, now headed by John Hammond's nephew, Peter Ludlow, who plans to use Isla Sorna to alleviate the financial losses imposed by the Jurassic Park incident. - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The story revolved around a typical household of a Nepalese village where a desperate young boy flees home to earn money and to alleviate agony of his poor widow mother. - Aama (film)
Dean Ulich sets up the freshmen in temporary quarters in the school's gymnasium, but allows them to rush the fraternities to alleviate their housing situation. - Revenge of the Nerds
In addition to self-development, an advantage of developing one’s perceptiveness is its tendency to alleviate boredom. - Walden
In love with Deronda, Gwendolen hopes for a future with him, but he urges her onto a path of righteousness, encouraging her to help others to alleviate her suffering. - Daniel Deronda
The splenetic patriarch, Matthew Bramble, visits various natural spas to alleviate his health problems, and he corresponds primarily with his physician, dr Lewis. - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
Finding himself in debt, he turns to the writing of plays and hack journalism to alleviate his financial burden (again, much like the author himself). - Joseph Andrews
Unfortunately, his risky investments are unraveling; to alleviate the financial pressure and to maintain his status, Steven will need his wife's personal fortune, roughly $100 million. - A Perfect Murder
To alleviate Doris's misgivings, Julian has Granville Sawyer (Porter Hall) administer a "psychological evaluation". - Miracle on 34th Street
Jesus sadly explains that he and his followers do not have the resources to alleviate poverty and that they should be glad for the privileges they have. - Jesus Christ Superstar

Example sentences for "alleviate" in interesting articles

In addition, the huge amount of data transferred outside the ISPs’ own networks is also very costly. Some ISPs are trying to alleviate the problem by throttling or otherwise meddling with BitTorrent traffic, but there is a more customer-friendly solution. - Indian ISPs Speed Up BitTorrent by ‘Peering’ with a Torrent Site
I think that raising awareness is a wonderful way to start…the real challenge, though, is to follow through and take action. It is not simple to draw out a solution to alleviate world hunger that is valid for everyone. - A Different Kind of Recession - HBS Student Reflects on Visit to India
Additionally, a wide area rug or perhaps wall-to-wall floor covering will help alleviate disturbances and offer heat underfoot. - Discover the Patterns Of Successful Internet Startups
I attempted to alleviate these problems by using capping and by using a "python time" counter constructed from accumulated slices, with the assumption that IO bound threads are unlikely to get migrated often between cores while running. - BrainFuck inspired scheduler successfully replaced the Python GIL
Microsoft’s campaign included all of them, complete with stats to alleviate the guilt of living such a shackled life. - Microsoft reboots war on sleep
Such is the state of science, where sometimes even stating simple truths (like the fact that there’s no reliable evidence chiropractic can alleviate asthma in children) can bring the wrath of the antiscience crowd. - Author Simon Singh Puts Up a Fight in the War on Science
Indeed, the policies that government will follow in its efforts to alleviate the current crisis will probably prove inflationary and therefore accelerate declines in the real value of cash accounts. Equities will almost certainly outperform cash over the next decade, probably by a substantial degree. - Warren Buffett editorial in NYT: Buy American. I Am.
Climate change is another example, yes they are fighting for everyone to behave in a way that helps alleviate the problem but this is a stance based on scientific fact not imaginary religious beliefs. - I was trained for the culture wars in home school
"As an engineer who likes to build things, that's the most validating thing that can happen." Pathak said they also hope to add sensors to the spoons to help medical researchers and providers better understand, measure and alleviate tremors. Shirin Vala, 65, of Oakland, has had an essential tremor for about a decade. - Google rolls out 'smart' spoon
Climate change is another example, yes they are fighting for everyone to behave in a way that helps alleviate the problem but this is a stance based on scientific fact not imaginary religious beliefs. - I was trained for the culture wars in home school
The law doesn’t allow it. And every year I taught, I saw a few kid cross over from failure caused mostly by the heavy burden of poverty to success and start to work their way out of poverty. No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Common Core do nothing to alleviate poverty. - How to Analyze False Claims about Charter Schools
"[This way] we can put in measures to alleviate and dissipate the crowd at choke points across the island. - Tomorrow's Cities: Singapore's plans for a smart nation
"These were the big bold expressions of 20th Century modernism, which were certainly popular with an architectural elite and politicians on the left," says Clapson.Architects and planners are now quick to note that their 1960s and 1970s predecessors were making genuine attempts to alleviate very real problems. - The era of radical concrete
Medium has started to develop machine-learning tools to alleviate some of the workload from a safety team that consists of just five people - two of them part-time.What a machine can't determine, though, is what constitutes harassment. - Inside Medium

Meaning of "alleviate" in English

provide physical relief, as from pain
make easier

Meaning of "alleviate" in Hindi

कम करना ( Kam karana, kam karanaa)
हलका करना ( Halaka karana, halakaa karanaa)
घटाना ( Ghatana, ghatanaa)

Synonyms of "alleviate"

facilitate
palliate
relieve
assuage
ease

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