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English to English verb
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provide physical relief, as from pain |  | Example: This pill will relieve your headaches
source: wordnet30
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free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | | source: wordnet30
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grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | | Example: She exempted me from the exam
source: wordnet30
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lessen the intensity of or calm | | Example: The news eased my conscience
still the fears
source: wordnet30
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save from ruin, destruction, or harm | | source: wordnet30
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relieve oneself of troubling information | | source: wordnet30
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provide relief for | | Example: remedy his illness
source: wordnet30
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free from a burden, evil, or distress | | source: wordnet30
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take by stealing | | Example: The thief relieved me of $100
source: wordnet30
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grant exemption or release to | | Example: Please excuse me from this class
source: wordnet30
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alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | | Example: relieve the pressure and the stress
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
source: wordnet30
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To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. | | source: webster1913
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