Definition of relieve

verb (v)

• provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)

  Synonym: alleviate, assuage, palliate
  

  Example:
  This pill will relieve your headaches.
  

  source: wordnet30
• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)

  Synonym: take over
  

  source: wordnet30
• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb.social)

  Synonym: exempt, free
  Antonym: apply, enforce, implement
  

  source: wordnet30
• lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)

  Synonym: allay, ease, still
  

  source: wordnet30
• save from ruin, destruction, or harm (verb.social)

  Synonym: salvage, salve, save
  

  source: wordnet30
• relieve oneself of troubling information (verb.communication)

  Synonym: unbosom
  

  source: wordnet30
• provide relief for (verb.body)

  Synonym: remedy
  

  source: wordnet30
• free from a burden, evil, or distress (verb.possession)

  source: wordnet30
• take by stealing (verb.possession)

  Example:
  The thief relieved me of $100.
  

  source: wordnet30
• grant exemption or release to (verb.communication)

  Synonym: excuse, exempt, let off
  

  source: wordnet30
• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive (verb.change)

  Synonym: lighten
  

  Example:
  Relieve the pressure and the stress.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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