Reduced vs Alleviate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between reduced and alleviate

is that reduced is past tense of reduce while alleviate is to make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

is made smaller or less, resulting from reduction.

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(en adjective)

Made smaller or less, resulting from reduction.

Reduced, lowered in price; on sale, at discount price

In cookery, of a sauce etc., made more concentrated.

chicken served with a reduced red wine sauce.

To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.

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