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alleviate
Verb
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If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
measure
Verb
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If you measure something, you calculate its size, mass, temperature, etc. using units like centimetres, kilograms, degrees, etc.
Before clocks, time was measured by the movement of the moon and the sun.
Ireland's smallest church measures 3.6 cm by 1.8 m.
measure
Noun
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A measure is something that you do, usually to solve a problem.
The police are taking all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of people.
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A measure of something is a way to judge or assess it.
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A measure of something is an amount of it.