alleviates is a form of:

Alleviate



verbpast tense: alleviated ; past participle: alleviated ; present participle: alleviating ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (relieve [pain, etc.], reduce or decrease, lessen, make light, lighten, ease, mitigate) សម្រាល, ធ្វើឲ្យធូរស្រាល, បន្ធូរបន្ថយ
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: alleviated ; past participle: alleviated ; present participle: alleviating ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate.
1.
To extenuate, to palliate