RELIEVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight
RELIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary There must be some way you can relieve the pain This cream relieves the swelling caused by insect stings They removed the blood clot in order to relieve the pressure on her brain I'm on duty until 2 p m and then Peter is coming to relieve me An armoured battalion was sent to relieve the besieged town
Relieve - definition of relieve by The Free Dictionary 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
relieve - WordReference. com Dictionary of English re•lieve rɪˈliv v , -lieved, -liev•ing to ease, lessen, or make less unpleasant:[~ + object] Aspirin may relieve the pain to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc :[~ + object] We were relieved by the good news
Relieve Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary She signed a contract that relieved him of all responsibility regarding the business The law relieves you of any liability [=under the law, you will not be liable]
RELIEVE Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of relieve are allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, and mitigate While all these words mean "to make something less grievous," relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable When is it sensible to use allay instead of relieve?
relieve - Wiktionary, the free dictionary In 1574, the duke of Alva laid siege to Leiden to gain control of Holland's most beautiful and prosperous city To relieve the siege, William of Orange and his followers opened the city's protective dikes to flush out—literally—the surrounding Spanish forces