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Alleviate vs Recuperate - What's the difference?

alleviate | recuperate |

As verbs the difference between alleviate and recuperate

is that alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty while recuperate is to recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.

alleviate

English

Verb

  • To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
  • Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.

    Synonyms

    * address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve

    recuperate

    English

    Verb

    (recuperat)
  • To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
  • (sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use
  • * 2002 , Roger Beebe, ?Denise Fulbrook, ?Ben Saunders, Rock Over the Edge: Transformations in Popular Music Culture
  • Derived terms

    * recuperation