Looking for the meaning or definition of the word relieve? That's all it means.
to take away
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage(verb)provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
take over, relieve(verb)free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
exempt, relieve, free(verb)grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
still, allay, relieve, ease(verb)lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
salvage, salve, relieve, save(verb)save from ruin, destruction, or harm
unbosom, relieve(verb)relieve oneself of troubling information
remedy, relieve(verb)provide relief for
"remedy his illness"
relieve(verb)free from a burden, evil, or distress
relieve(verb)take by stealing
"The thief relieved me of $100"
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt(verb)grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
relieve, lighten(verb)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"
to make more bearable or less severean ice pack will relieve the swelling
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbersthe bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator
to take the place ofat daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty
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