Relieve - Definition

v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: relieve, alleviate,
palliate, assuage]
2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn:
take over, relieve]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage,
salve, relieve, save]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: unbosom,
relieve]
7: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy,
relieve]
8: free from a burden, evil, or distress
9: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
10: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off, exempt]
11: 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" [syn:
relieve, lighten]