Meaning & Definition of Relieve in English
English⟶
Relieve
/rɪliv/
verb
1. Provide physical relief, as from pain
- "This pill will relieve your headaches"
synonym:
- relieve,
- alleviate,
- palliate,
- assuage
2. Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
synonym:
- take over,
- relieve
3. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- "She exempted me from the exam"
synonym:
- exempt,
- relieve,
- free
4. Lessen the intensity of or calm
- "The news eased my conscience"
- "Still the fears"
synonym:
- still,
- allay,
- relieve,
- ease
5. Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
synonym:
- salvage,
- salve,
- relieve,
- save
6. Relieve oneself of troubling information
synonym:
- unbosom,
- relieve
7. Provide relief for
- "Remedy his illness"
synonym:
- remedy,
- relieve
8. Free from a burden, evil, or distress
synonym:
- relieve
9. Take by stealing
- "The thief relieved me of $100"
synonym:
- relieve
10. Grant exemption or release to
- "Please excuse me from this class"
synonym:
- 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"
synonym:
- relieve,
- lighten
Examples of using
What can we do to relieve the monotony?
Will you relieve me while I go downstairs for a minute?
Hydrotherapy is the use of water to relieve pain and cure illnesses.