Are they considered to be the same? I am asking because I am debating with someone about the two words. I have looked up both words. Your opinion, would be kindly appreciated.
If you alleviate a disease or combat a disease. Are they both the same?
2007-03-23 14:28:27 · 4 answers · asked by hbuckmeister 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No, alleviate implies easing something, combat is an aggresive action.
2007-03-23 14:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Used the way you did they can have the same outcome, but not the same meaning , Alleviate means to easy or reduce something, To combat something means to fight it. Interesting though. I got it! You can combat something without alleviating it. So, no. Man I gotta get off here, the words are starting to run together. Nite all.
2007-03-23 21:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought alleviate was to relieve something of a symptom or unpleasantness, while combat was to fight it, with no certainty as to the outcome. I'd rather alleviate than combat.
2007-03-23 21:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would think so......
2007-03-23 21:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋