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    Re·lieve
    /rəˈlēv/

    verb

    • 1. cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious: "the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain" Similar alleviatemitigateassuageallayOpposite aggravate
    • 2. release (someone) from duty by taking their place: "another signalman relieved him at 5:30" Similar replacetake over fromtake the place ofstand in for
  2. RELIEVE definition: 1. to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong: 2. to improve an unpleasant…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of RELIEVE is to free from a burden : give aid or help to. How to use relieve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Relieve.

  4. to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong: She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain. She relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type. [ T ] to improve an unpleasant situation: New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes.

  5. Relieve definition: to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).. See examples of RELIEVE used in a sentence.

  6. To relieve is to ease a burden or take over for someone. An aspirin can relieve a headache, and a substitute can relieve the teacher who fell asleep on her desk after lunch.

  7. 9 meanings: 1. to bring alleviation of (pain, distress, etc) to (someone) 2. to bring aid or assistance to (someone in need, a.... Click for more definitions.

  8. relieve something to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain. to relieve the symptoms of a cold; to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress; Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.

  9. relieve something to make something less boring, especially by introducing something different We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait. The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny colored flowers.

  10. Definitions of 'relieve' 1. If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. [...] 2. If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficult task, they take it from you. [...] 3.

  11. to make pain or a bad feeling less severe: Breathing exercises can help to relieve stress. relieve verb [T] (FROM WORK) to allow someone to stop working by taking their place: The 7 a.m. team arrived to relieve the night workers. Phrasal verbs. relieve sb of sth.

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