relieve


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relieve
v. ease, alleviate; offer assistance; release, liberate

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Relief (disambiguation)
A relief is a sculpture where a modelled form projects from a flat background.

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relieve

Verb
1. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
(synonym) alleviate, palliate, assuage
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) soothe
2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
(synonym) take over
(hypernym) free, discharge
(derivation) stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
(synonym) exempt, free
(hyponym) derestrict
4. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
(synonym) still, allay, ease
(hypernym) comfort, soothe, console, solace
(hyponym) abreact
(derivation) reliever, allayer, comforter
5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
(synonym) salvage, salve, save
(hypernym) rescue, deliver
6. relieve oneself of troubling information
(synonym) unbosom
(hypernym) confide
7. alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
(hypernym) mitigate
8. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
(synonym) remedy
(hypernym) treat, care for
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
9. free from a burden, evil, or distress
(hypernym) rid, free, disembarrass
10. take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
(hypernym) take
11. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
(synonym) excuse, let off, exempt
(hypernym) absolve, justify, free
(hyponym) frank


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relieve
nm. relief; setoff

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relieve
v. ulevit; zbavit koho čeho