/əˈleɪ/
noun
Alleviation; abatement; check.An alloy.verb
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.To subside, abate, become peaceful.To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.(by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.