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R0140400 (rĭ-lēv′)tr.v. re·lieved, re·liev·ing, re·lieves 1. a. To cause a lessening or alleviation of: relieved all his symptoms; relieved the tension.b. To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant: Only one small candle relieved the gloom.2. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress: I was relieved by the news that they had arrived home safely.3. a. To furnish assistance or aid to: relieve the flooded region.b. To rescue from siege.4. a. To release (a person) from an obligation, restriction, or burden.b. To free from a specified duty by providing or acting as a substitute.c. Baseball To enter the game as a relief pitcher after (another pitcher).5. Informal To rob or deprive: Pickpockets relieved him of his money.6. Archaic To make prominent or effective by contrast; set off.Idiom: relieve (oneself) To urinate or defecate.

[Middle English releven, from Old French relever, from Latin relevāre : re-, re- + levāre, to raise; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

re·liev′a·ble adj.Synonyms: relieve, allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten², mitigate, palliate
These verbs mean to make something less severe or more bearable. To relieve is to make more endurable something causing discomfort or distress: "that misery which he strives in vain to relieve" (Henry David Thoreau).
Allay suggests at least temporary relief from what is burdensome or painful: "This music crept by me upon the waters, / Allaying both their fury and my passion / With its sweet air" (Shakespeare).
Alleviate connotes temporary lessening of distress without removal of its cause: "No arguments shall be wanting on my part that can alleviate so severe a misfortune" (Jane Austen).
To assuage is to soothe or make milder: assuaged his guilt by confessing to the crime. Lighten signifies to make less heavy or oppressive: legislation that would lighten the taxpayer's burden. Mitigate and palliate connote moderating the force or intensity of something that causes suffering: "I ... prayed to the Lord to mitigate a calamity" (John Galt)."Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writing" (Ernest Hemingway).

relieve

(rɪˈliːv) vb (tr) 1. to bring alleviation of (pain, distress, etc) to (someone)2. to bring aid or assistance to (someone in need, a disaster area, etc)3. to take over the duties or watch of (someone)4. (Military) to bring aid or a relieving force to (a besieged town, city, etc)5. to free (someone) from an obligation6. to make (something) less unpleasant, arduous, or monotonous7. to bring into relief or prominence, as by contrast8. (foll by of) informal to take from: the thief relieved him of his watch. 9. relieve oneself to urinate or defecate[C14: from Old French relever, from Latin relevāre to lift up, relieve, from re- + levāre to lighten] reˈlievable adj

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v. -lieved, -liev•ing. v.t. 1. to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.); mitigate; allay. 2. to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 3. to free from need or poverty. 4. to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 5. to ease (a person) of a burden, wrong, or oppression. 6. to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress). 7. to make less tedious, unpleasant, or monotonous: Curtains relieved the drabness of the room. 8. to bring into relief or prominence; heighten the effect of. 9. to release (a person on duty) by coming as or providing a substitute or replacement. 10. to replace (a baseball pitcher). 11. to release from an obligation or position: to be relieved of one's post. 12. Informal. to take something from; rob (usu. fol. by of): The thief relieved me of my wallet. v.i. 13. to act as a relief pitcher. Idioms: relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate. [1300–50; Middle English releven < Middle French relever to raise < Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten =re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight] re•liev′a•ble, adj. re•liev′ed•ly, adv. re•liev′er, n.

relieve

- Metaphorically, to "alleviate, lighten," from Latin relevare, "raise again."See also related terms for metaphor.

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Relieve /rɪ'liːv/ is a verb. If something relieves an unpleasant feeling, it makes it less unpleasant.

Anxiety may be relieved by talking to a friend.The passengers in the plane swallow to relieve the pressure on their eardrums.

If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficulty, you no longer have it.

The news relieved him of some of his embarrassment.

Relieve is often used in the passive structure be relieved. If you are relieved, you feel happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened.

I was relieved when Hannah finally arrived.

Be relieved is often followed by a to-infinitive.

He was relieved to find he'd suffered no more than a few scratches.2. 'relief'

Relief /rɪ'liːf/ is a noun. If you feel relief, you feel glad because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened.

I breathed a sigh of relief.To my relief, he found the suggestion acceptable.

Relief is also money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor or hungry.

We are providing relief to vulnerable refugees, especially those who are sick.

relieve

Past participle: relieved
Gerund: relieving

Imperative
relieve
relieve

Present
I relieve
you relieve
he/she/it relieves
we relieve
you relieve
they relieve

Preterite
I relieved
you relieved
he/she/it relieved
we relieved
you relieved
they relieved

Present Continuous
I am relieving
you are relieving
he/she/it is relieving
we are relieving
you are relieving
they are relieving

Present Perfect
I have relieved
you have relieved
he/she/it has relieved
we have relieved
you have relieved
they have relieved

Past Continuous
I was relieving
you were relieving
he/she/it was relieving
we were relieving
you were relieving
they were relieving

Past Perfect
I had relieved
you had relieved
he/she/it had relieved
we had relieved
you had relieved
they had relieved

Future
I will relieve
you will relieve
he/she/it will relieve
we will relieve
you will relieve
they will relieve

Future Perfect
I will have relieved
you will have relieved
he/she/it will have relieved
we will have relieved
you will have relieved
they will have relieved

Future Continuous
I will be relieving
you will be relieving
he/she/it will be relieving
we will be relieving
you will be relieving
they will be relieving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been relieving
you have been relieving
he/she/it has been relieving
we have been relieving
you have been relieving
they have been relieving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been relieving
you will have been relieving
he/she/it will have been relieving
we will have been relieving
you will have been relieving
they will have been relieving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been relieving
you had been relieving
he/she/it had been relieving
we had been relieving
you had been relieving
they had been relieving

Conditional
I would relieve
you would relieve
he/she/it would relieve
we would relieve
you would relieve
they would relieve

Past Conditional
I would have relieved
you would have relieved
he/she/it would have relieved
we would have relieved
you would have relieved
they would have relieved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	relieve - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"alleviate, palliate, assuagesoothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"comfort, ease - lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	2.	relieve - free someone temporarily from his or her obligationstake overspell - relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel"discharge, free - free from obligations or duties
	3.	relieve - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"exempt, freederestrict - make free from restrictionsderegulate - lift the regulations ondispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
	4.	relieve - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"allay, still, easecomfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength toabreact - discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
	5.	relieve - save from ruin, destruction, or harmsalvage, salve, saverescue, deliver - free from harm or evil
	6.	relieve - relieve oneself of troubling informationunbosomconfide - reveal in private; tell confidentially
	7.	relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"remedypractice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
	8.	relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distressdisembarrass, rid, free - relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"
	9.	relieve - take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
	10.	relieve - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"let off, excuse, exemptfrank - exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checksabsolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
	11.	relieve - 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"lightenmitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

relieve

verb1. ease, soothe, alleviate, allay, relax, comfort, calm, cure, dull, diminish, soften, console, appease, solace, mitigate, abate, assuage, mollify, salve, palliate Drugs can relieve much of the pain.
ease intensify, worsen, heighten, exacerbate, aggravate2. interrupt, reduce, break up, alleviate, dispel, brighten, punctuate, lighten, counteract, mitigate, let up on (informal), make bearable Television did help to relieve the boredom and isolation.3. free, release, deliver, discharge, exempt, unburden, disembarrass, disencumber He felt relieved of a burden.4. take over from, substitute for, stand in for, take the place of, give (someone) a break or rest At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.5. help, support, aid, sustain, assist, succour, bring aid to a programme to relieve poor countriesrelieve yourself pee, wee (informal), piss (taboo slang) (slang), urinate, tinkle (Brit. informal), piddle (informal), spend a penny (Brit. informal), make water, pass water, wee-wee (informal), take a leak (slang), micturate, take a whizz (slang, chiefly U.S.) She has to relieve herself every ten minutes.

relieve

verb1. To make less severe or more bearable:allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate.2. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden.Slang: shake.3. To give support or assistance:abet, aid, assist, boost, help (out), succor.Idioms: give a hand, give a leg up.4. To free from an obligation or duty:absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, spare.5. To free from a specific duty by acting as a substitute:spell, take over.

Translations

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relief

(rəˈliːf) noun1. a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc. When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen. （痛苦的）减轻 2. help (eg food) given to people in need of it. famine relief; (also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.救济3. a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time. The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; (also adjective) a relief driver. 换班（的人） 4. the act of freeing a town etc from siege. the relief of Mafeking.援救5. a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background. a carving in relief.浮雕reˈlieve (-v) verb1. to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc). The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees. 减轻（痛苦） 2. to take over a job or task from. You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.换岗3. to dismiss (a person) from his job or position. He was relieved of his post/duties.解除4. to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone. May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.替...人拿...5. to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack). 救援reˈlieved adjective no longer anxious or worried. I was relieved to hear you had arrived safely. 轻松（的）

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relieve (oneself)

euphemism To urinate or (less commonly) defecate. Tom decided to get rid of the dog after it relieved itself on his $500 rug. We'll be pulling into a rest stop soon, if anyone needs to relieve themselves.See also: relieve

relieve (someone or oneself) of (something)

1. To remove or lessen a burden on someone or oneself. Simply talking to someone can go a long way toward relieving yourself of stress or anxiety.2. To remove someone or oneself from a job or set of responsibilities. The chief of police has been relieved of duty in the wake of the investigation into departmental corruption. I decided to relieve myself of the position to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.3. To rob someone of something. There are plenty of thieves willing to relieve you of your belongings if you aren't paying attention.See also: of, relieve

relieve (one's) feelings

To do or say something as a means of venting or coping with one's feelings, especially anger or frustration. You may feel compelled to relieve your feelings of frustration by spanking your toddler, but it won't make you feel better, and it will teach them that violence is an acceptable solution to problems. Whenever anxiety takes hold of me, I go out for a walk along the canal to relieve my feelings.See also: feeling, relieve

relieve one of one's duties

Euph. to fire someone; to dismiss someone from employment. I am afraid I must relieve you of your duties. After the scandal, she was relieved of her duties at the embassy.See also: duty, of, one, relieve

relieve oneself

Euph. to urinate or defecate. He stopped by the side of the road to relieve himself. She needed badly to relieve herself, but there was no bathroom in sight.See also: relieve

relieve someone of something

1. Lit. to unburden someone of something. Here, let me relieve you of that heavy box. At last, he could relieve himself of the problem. 2. . Fig. to lessen someone's responsibilities. I will relieve you of some of the responsibility you have carried for so long. Let me relieve you of that job. You have enough to do.See also: of, relieve

relieve oneself

Urinate or defecate, as in The puppy relieved itself in the middle of the floor. The use of relieve for these bodily functions dates from the mid-1800s. See also: relieve

relieve someone of

1. Take something away from someone, rob someone of something, as in The pickpocket relieved Dean of his wallet. 2. Take away a burden or responsibility, as in The doorman relieved her of her packages, or He was relieved of all his duties. [Early 1800s] See also: of, relieve, someone

relieve your feelings

use strong language or vigorous behaviour when annoyed.See also: feeling, relieve

relieve of

v.1. To take or lift a burden from someone: The bellhop relieved us of our heavy luggage. Their rudeness relieved me of the burden of having to invite them.2. To dismiss someone from a job, office, or position: After the scandal, the army relieved him of his post.3. To rob or deprive someone of something: Pickpockets relieved the tourist of her money.See also: of, relieve

relieve (oneself)

To urinate or defecate.

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