. "Trop. , to relieve , free from any evil; or, to alleviate , mitigate , lessen , diminish , assuage , abate the evil itself; to ease , comfort , refresh , console" . "Trop. , to relieve , free from any evil; or, to alleviate , mitigate , lessen , diminish , assuage , abate the evil itself; to ease , comfort , refresh , console" . .