Alleviate vs Impair - What's the difference?
alleviate | impair |
To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
In lang=en terms the difference between alleviate and impair
is that alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty while impair is to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.As verbs the difference between alleviate and impair
is that alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty while impair is to weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.As an adjective impair is
(obsolete) not fit or appropriate.alleviate
English
Verb
- Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.
