Verb
relieve -
provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
alleviate ,
palliate ,
assuage
ameliorate ,
improve ,
meliorate ,
amend ,
better make amendments to; "amend the document"
soothe cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
comfort ,
ease lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
relieve -
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"
lighten
mitigate make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
relieve -
take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse" ; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
relieve -
free from a burden, evil, or distress
disembarrass ,
rid ,
free relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"
Relieve -
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
salvage ,
salve ,
relieve ,
save
rescue ,
deliver take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"
Relieve -
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
exempt ,
relieve ,
free
enforce ,
implement ,
apply ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone" ;
derestrict make free from restrictions
deregulate lift the regulations on
dispense grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity" ; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
spare use frugally or carefully
Relieve -
lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience" ; "still the fears"
still ,
allay ,
relieve ,
ease
console ,
solace ,
comfort ,
soothe lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
abreact discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
Relieve -
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
take over ,
relieve
discharge ,
free release from military service
spell take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"
Relieve -
provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
remedy ,
relieve
care for ,
treat be fond of; be attached to
practice of medicine ,
medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
Relieve -
grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
excuse ,
relieve ,
let off ,
exempt
absolve ,
justify ,
free let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
frank exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
Relieve -
relieve oneself of troubling information
unbosom ,
relieve
confide reveal in private; tell confidentially
