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relieverelieve /rɪˈliv/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrelieveOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French relever to raise, relieve, from Latin relevare, from levare to raise VERB TABLErelieve |
| Present | I, you, we, they | relieve | | he, she, it | relieves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | relieved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have relieved | | he, she, it | has relieved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had relieved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will relieve | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have relieved |
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| Present | I | am relieving | | he, she, it | is relieving | | you, we, they | are relieving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was relieving | | you, we, they | were relieving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been relieving | | he, she, it | has been relieving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been relieving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be relieving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been relieving |
► relieve the pain The doctor gave me some pills to relieve the pain. ► relieve pressure/stress Yoga is good for relieving stress. ► relieve the monotony/boredom (of something) Cross-country skiing relieves the monotony of winter. ► relieve somebody of their command/duties/post The prison director has been relieved of his post. THESAURUSto make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price► reducea)to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: The helmet law reduced injuries in motorcycle accidents.b)to make pain, worry, or an unpleasant feeling less than it was before: He takes ibuprofen to reduce his shoulder pain. ► lower (also decrease formal) to reduce a level, limit, or amount: The candidate promised to lower tax rates. The medication will help to decrease your blood pressure. ► cut to reduce something such as prices, costs, jobs, or time: Stores cut prices after Christmas to get rid of excess merchandise. ► cut down/back on something to reduce the amount you eat or drink, or to reduce the number of times you do something: I’ve been trying to cut back on sugar in my diet. ► slash to reduce an amount or price by a large amount: State spending was slashed in an attempt to balance the budget. ► roll back to reduce prices, costs, etc. to a previous level: There’s a proposal to roll back the gas tax. ► minimize to reduce something bad or dangerous to the smallest possible amount: Keep your car locked to minimize the risk of theft. ► lessen to make something bad or dangerous less severe or have less effect: The thick walls lessened the impact of the explosion. ► relieve to make pain less severe or make it stop: Aspirin is effective at relieving headaches. ► ease to reduce pain and make someone feel more comfortable: Massage can ease the pain from tight muscles. ► soothe to reduce pain, or reduce someone’s worry, fear, etc.: The cream will soothe the sunburn. ► alleviate formal to make a problem, bad situation, pain, etc. less bad, severe, or difficult: Sitting in a warm bath may alleviate the discomfort. 1to make a pain, problem, or bad feeling less severe: The new road should relieve traffic congestion. The doctor gave me some pills to relieve the pain.relieve pressure/stress Yoga is good for relieving stress.relieve the monotony/boredom (of something) Cross-country skiing relieves the monotony of winter.► see thesaurus at reduce2to replace someone when he or she has completed a duty or needs a rest: After 20 hours, they were relieved by another crew.3relieve yourself a polite expression meaning to urinate4formal to free a town that an enemy has surrounded [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French relever to raise, relieve, from Latin relevare, from levare to raise]—reliever noun [countable]: a pain relieverrelieve somebody of something phrasal verb1formal to take away someone’s job because he or she have done something wrong: relieve somebody of their command/duties/post The prison director has been relieved of his post.2formal to help by doing something for someone or taking something from someone, especially something difficult to do or something heavy to carry: Efforts will be made to relieve the country of its massive debt.3humorous to steal something from someone: I realized that someone had relieved me of my wallet. |