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Meaning of relieve
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relieve
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate},
{palliate}, {assuage}]
2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn:
{take over}, {relieve}]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {relieve},
{free}] [ant: {apply}, {enforce}, {implement}]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {allay},
{relieve}, {ease}]
5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage},
{salve}, {relieve}, {save}]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {unbosom},
{relieve}]
7: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: {remedy},
{relieve}]
8: free from a burden, evil, or distress
9: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
10: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: {excuse}, {relieve}, {let off}, {exempt}]
11: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
{relieve}, {lighten}]
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