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relieved

 
Adjective relieved has 1 sense
  1. alleviated, eased, relieved - (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
    Antonym: unmitigated (indirect, via mitigated)
Verb relieve has 11 senses
  1. relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
    --1 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. take over, relieve - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
    --2 is one way to free, discharge
    Derived forms: noun reliever1, noun reliever3
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot relieve Sue
  3. exempt, relieve, free - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  4. still, allay, relieve, ease - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
    --4 is one way to comfort, soothe, console, solace
    Derived form: noun reliever2
    Sample sentence:
    The good news will relieve her
  5. salvage, salve, relieve, save - save from ruin, destruction, or harm
    --5 is one way to rescue, deliver
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  6. unbosom, relieve - relieve oneself of troubling information
    --6 is one way to confide
    Sample sentence:
    They relieve themselves
  7. relieve - alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
    --7 is one way to
    mitigate
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  8. remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
    --8 is one way to treat, care for
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distress
    --9 is one way to
    rid, free, disembarrass
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody of something
  10. relieve - take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
    --10 is one way to
    take
    Sample sentence:
    They relieve him of all his money
  11. excuse, relieve, let off, exempt - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
    --11 is one way to absolve, justify, free
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot relieve Sue
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