relieve
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Definition of relieve:
provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" save from ruin, destruction, or harm relieve oneself of troubling information provide relief for; "remedy his illness" free from a burden, evil, or distress take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100" grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" 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" |