alleviate
/əˈli.vi.eɪt/verb
To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
Example sentences
- “The medicine helped alleviate her headache.”
- “The city built a second bridge to alleviate traffic on the old one.”
You alleviate a problem, never a person: alleviate pain, pressure, poverty, congestion. "Ease" is the plainer synonym.