📖 WordNook

relieve

verb
  1. provide physical relief, as from pain
    “This pill will relieve your headaches”
    alleviatepalliateassuage
  2. provide relief for
    remedy
  3. alleviate or remove pressure or stress, make less oppressive
    “Meditation relieves stress.”
    lighten
  4. grant exemption or release to
    exempt
  5. relieve oneself of troubling information
    unbosom
  6. lessen the intensity of or calm
    ease
  7. take by stealing
    “The thief relieved me of $100”
  8. free from a burden, evil, or distress
  9. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
    take over
  10. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
    salvage
  11. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
    free