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Verb relieve has 11 senses
- 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
- take over, relieve - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
--2 is one way to free, discharge
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot relieve Sue
- 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
- 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
Sample sentence:
The good news will relieve her
- 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
- unbosom, relieve - relieve oneself of troubling information
--6 is one way to confide
Sample sentence:
They relieve themselves
- relieve - alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
--7 is one way to mitigate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
--8 is one way to treat, care for
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distress
--9 is one way to rid, free, disembarrass
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody of something
- 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
- 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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