alleviate
alleviate.01 - to make (pain, problems) less severe, making some problem less severe
ALLEVIATE-V NOTES: Member of Vncls free-80. (from alleviate.01-v)ALLEVIATION-N NOTES: (from alleviation.01-n)
Aliases:
alleviation (n.)
alleviate (v.)
alleviate (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-CAU: agent, causer
ARG1-PPT: problems
ARG1-PPT: problems
inanimate causer
Barge rates on the Mississippi River sank yesterday on speculation that
widespread rainARG0
this weekARGM-TMP
in the MidwestARGM-LOC
mightARGM-MOD
temporarilyARGM-TMP
alleviaterel
the situationARG1
.agentive
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. , MCI Communications Inc. and United Telecommunications ' U S Sprint unitARG0
were blocking phone calls into the Bay area to alleviaterel
congestionARG1
.