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облегча́ть — meaning in English

oblegchat

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English meaning

  • alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
  • ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
  • facilitate verb To make a process easier or help it happen more smoothly.
  • lighten verb To make or become brighter.
  • mitigate verb To make something less severe, harmful, or serious.
  • soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.

Senses

облегча́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
  • ease (transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
  • facilitate To make easy or easier.
  • lighten (transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
  • mitigate (transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
  • soothe (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
  • soothe (intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.

ease — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
  2. noun A relaxed state, free from worry, pain, or awkwardness.
  3. verb To make something less difficult, painful, or intense.
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