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alleviate vs help

help vs alleviate

alleviate is not a noun while help is a noun.

alleviate and help both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alleviate No No Yes No
help Yes No Yes No
As verbs, help is a hypernym of alleviate; that is, help is a word with a broader meaning than alleviate:
  • alleviate: make easier
  • help: give help or assistance; be of service
Other hypernyms of alleviate include aid, assist.
alleviate (noun) help (noun)
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
a means of serving
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
alleviate (verb) help (verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain improve the condition of
make easier improve; change for the better
help to some food; help with food or drink
take or use
give help or assistance; be of service
contribute to the furtherance of
be of use
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
Difference between alleviate and help

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