Alleviate means which of the following?

• A. To Increase The Severity Of Something
• B. To Remove Obstacles From A Path
• C. To Make Something Less Severe Or Easier
• D. To Make Something More Bearable Or Relieve Problems Or Pain

Answer: (D)

Alleviate means to lessen or relieve something painful, troublesome, or burdensome. The best choice captures that idea by describing making something more bearable or relieving problems or pain, which is exactly how alleviation works in everyday use—for example, medicine that alleviates pain or efforts to alleviate suffering. The other options miss the core sense: increasing severity is the opposite of alleviating; removing obstacles describes clearing a path rather than reducing pain or burden; and while making something less severe or easier is related, it doesn’t express the act of relieving pain or distress as clearly as the chosen meaning.