Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ALLEVIATE

Correct option is D

The correct synonym of the given word is (d) mitigate.
Word Meaning:
Alleviate: to make suffering, pain, or difficulty less severe (कम करना, राहत देना)
Example: This medicine will alleviate your pain.
Correct Synonym:
Mitigate: to reduce the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something (कम करना)
Example: The new policy is expected to mitigate traffic congestion.
Synonyms: Ease, Relieve, Reduce, Mitigate.
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Worsen, Exacerbate.
Meanings of Other
· (a) Aggravate: to make worse (बिगाड़ना)
· (b) Agitate: to disturb or upset (उत्तेजित करना)
· (c) Irritate: to annoy or cause discomfort (चिढ़ाना)
Only “mitigate” shares the relief or reduction tone of “alleviate.”