alleviate vs better

better vs alleviate

alleviate is not a noun while better is a noun.

alleviate is not an adjective while better is an adjective.

alleviate and better both are verbs.

alleviate is not an adverb while better is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alleviate	No	No	Yes	No
better	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, better is a hypernym of alleviate; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than alleviate:

alleviate: provide physical relief, as from pain
better: to make better

Other hypernyms of alleviate include ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate.

alleviate (noun)	better (noun)
	something superior in quality or condition or effect
	the superior one of two alternatives
	someone who bets
	a superior person having claim to precedence

alleviate (adjective)	better (adjective)
	(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
	(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
	(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
	more than half

alleviate (verb)	better (verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain	get better
make easier	to make better
	surpass in excellence

alleviate (adverb)	better (adverb)
	comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
	from a position of superiority or authority

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