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   relieve

   /rɪˈliːv/

   verb

   • 1. cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious: "the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain" Similar alleviatemitigateassuageallaysoothesoftenpalliateappeaseeasedullreducelessendiminishOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious: "he was relieved by her change of tone"
   • 2. release (someone) from duty by taking their place: "another signalman relieved him at 5.30" Similar replacetake over fromtake the place ofstand in foract as stand-in forfill in forsubstitute foract as a substitute fordeputize forbe a proxy forcover forprovide cover foract as locum forhold the fort fordo something in someone's place/stead
   • ▪ bring military support for (a besieged place): "he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city"
   • 3. take (a burden) from someone: "he relieved her of her baggage" Similar free of/fromset free fromrelease fromliberate fromexempt fromexcuse fromabsolve fromlet offextricate fromdischarge fromunburden ofdisburden ofdisencumber ofdeliver fromrescue fromsave fromrare:disembarrass ofOpposite put an extra burden on
   • ▪ free someone from (a tiresome responsibility): "she relieved me of the household chores" Similar replacetake over fromtake the place ofstand in foract as stand-in forfill in forsubstitute foract as a substitute fordeputize forbe a proxy forcover forprovide cover foract as locum forhold the fort fordo something in someone's place/stead
   • ▪ used ironically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something: "he was relieved of his world title"
   • 4. make less tedious or monotonous by the introduction of variety: "the bird's body is black, relieved only by white under the tail" Similar counteractreducealleviatemitigatebrightenlightensweetenbring respite tomake something bearableinterruptpunctuatevarybreak upstopbring an end tocuredispelpreventOpposite exacerbateemphasize
   • 5. used as a formal or euphemistic expression for urination or defecation: "train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to"
   • 6. make (something) stand out: archaic "the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French relever, from Latin relevare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + levare ‘raise’ (from levis ‘light’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. relievable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRELIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     RELIEVE meaning: 1. to make an unpleasant feeling, such as...

   • Znaczenie Relieve, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RELIEVE definicja: 1. to make an unpleasant feeling, such as...

   • Relieve: Korean Translation

     RELIEVE translate: 안도하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Relieve: Polish Translation

     RELIEVE translate: ulżyć, zmieniać, zluzować, ulżyć,...

   • Relieve: Arabic Translation

     RELIEVE translate: يُخَفِّف الألَم. Learn more in the...

   • Relieve in Japanese

     RELIEVE translate: （痛みなど）を緩和する, 軽減（けいげん）する, 交代（こうたい）する....

   • Portuguese Translation

     RELIEVE translate: aliviar, aliviar, substituir. Learn more...

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     RELIEVE translate: облегчать, ослаблять , сменять . Learn...

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   Relieve means to ease or alleviate something, such as pain, distress, anxiety, or need. It can also mean to free from duty, obligation, or burden, or to bring aid or assistance to someone. See the origin, usage, and idioms of relieve.

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   relieve something to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain. to relieve the symptoms of a cold; to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress; Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.

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