Collocations for alleviate - verb

considerably, greatly, significantly (esp. BrE)
These problems have been greatly alleviated by the passing of the new Act.

partially, partly, somewhat

be designed to, help (to)
These measures are designed to alleviate the situation.

do little to, do nothing to
Her words did little to alleviate his fears.

Alleviate is used with these nouns as the object:
anxiety, boredom, concern, condition, congestion, crisis, depression, distress, fear, guilt, hunger, impact, misery, pain, plight, poverty, pressure, problem, shortage, stress, suffering, symptom, unemployment, worry