This is the 14569th most frequent German word.
lindern
To alleviate or relieve.
The word 'lindern' is used here to describe the action of soothing or reducing the intensity of pain through medical means.
Die Medizin hilft, den Schmerz zu lindern.
The medicine helps to alleviate the pain.
In this sentence, 'lindern' conveys the alleviation or easing of emotional distress or sorrow.
Ein gutes Gespräch kann den Kummer lindern.
A good conversation can ease sorrow.
Here, 'lindern' is employed to express reducing a physical discomfort, specifically itchiness in animals, through a preventive or caring action.