relieve

/rɪlˈiv/

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