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alleviate vs amend

amend vs alleviate

alleviate and amend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alleviate No No Yes No
amend No No Yes No
As verbs, amend is a hypernym of alleviate; that is, amend is a word with a broader meaning than alleviate:
  • alleviate: provide physical relief, as from pain
  • amend: to make better
Other hypernyms of alleviate include ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate.
alleviate (verb) amend (verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain to make better
make easier set straight or right
make amendments to
Difference between alleviate and amend

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