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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
relieve/alleviate
Hello,
Could you tell me the difference between: "The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate/relieve the pain"? I think that "alleviate" here is more similar to "dull". The pain will not be as intense, but it will still be present. To me "relieve" suggests that or a total elimination of the pain.
What do you think?
Could you tell me the difference between: "The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate/relieve the pain"? I think that "alleviate" here is more similar to "dull". The pain will not be as intense, but it will still be present. To me "relieve" suggests that or a total elimination of the pain.
What do you think?
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To quote Mister Micawber: 'alleviate' differs mostly by being more formal. Where pain is concerned, 'relief' can be a total (if temporary) elimination, while 'alleviation' is only a lessening.
- To quote Mister Micawber: 'alleviate' differs mostly by being more formal.
- Where pain is concerned, 'relief' can be a total (if temporary) elimination, while 'alleviation' is only a lessening.
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To quote Mister Micawber: 'alleviate' differs mostly by being more formal. Where pain is concerned, 'relief' can be a total (if temporary) elimination, while 'alleviation' is only a lessening.
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