relieve meaning and definition

RELIEVE verb

Definition of relieve (verb)

1. provide physical relief, as from pain
   • "This pill will relieve your headaches"
   • synonyms: alleviate, assuage, palliate
2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
   • synonyms: take over
3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
   • "She exempted me from the exam"
   • synonyms: exempt, free
   • antonym: apply
4. lessen the intensity of or calm
   • "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
   • synonyms: allay, ease, still
5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
   • synonyms: salvage, salve, save
6. relieve oneself of troubling information
   • synonyms: unbosom
7. provide relief for
   • "remedy his illness"
   • synonyms: remedy
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"
    • synonyms: excuse, exempt, let off
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"
    • synonyms: lighten