What does relieve mean?
Definitions for relieve
rɪˈlivre·lieve
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word relieve.
Princeton's WordNet
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage(verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
take over, relieve(verb)
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
exempt, relieve, free(verb)
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
still, allay, relieve, ease(verb)
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
salvage, salve, relieve, save(verb)
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
unbosom, relieve(verb)
relieve oneself of troubling information
remedy, relieve(verb)
provide relief for
"remedy his illness"
relieve(verb)
free from a burden, evil, or distress
relieve(verb)
take by stealing
"The thief relieved me of $100"
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt(verb)
grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
relieve, lighten(verb)
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
"relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
Wiktionary
relieve(Verb)
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To lift up; to raise again.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the seige on.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
relieve(Verb)
To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.
Etymology: From relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as relieve, and its source, relevo, combined form of re- + levo. Compare levant, levity, etc.
Webster Dictionary
Relieve(verb)
to lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise
Relieve(verb)
to cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast
Relieve(verb)
to raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of
Relieve(verb)
to raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor
Relieve(verb)
to free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town
Relieve(verb)
to release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty
Relieve(verb)
to ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Relieve
rē-lēv′, v.t. to remove from that which weighs down or depresses: to lessen: to ease: to help: to release: to support: to mitigate: to raise the siege of: (art) to set off by contrast: (law) to redress.—adj. Reliev′able.—n. Reliev′er, one who, or that which, relieves: (slang) a garment kept for being lent out.—adj. Reliev′ing, serving to relieve: (naut.) a temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel in a storm.—Relieving arch, an arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight; Relieving officer, a salaried official who superintends the relief of the poor. [O. Fr. relever, to raise again—L. relevāre—re-, again, levāre, to raise—levis, light.]
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relieve' in Verbs Frequency: #873
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of relieve in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of relieve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of relieve in a Sentence
God, I offer myself to Thee, to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy power, Thy love and Thy way of life. May I do Thy will always. Amen.
Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.
Remember, no one cares what you want. Focus on delivering more than is expected every time and relieve yourself of the notion that anyone cares about your hopes and dreams. Find a pain point and solve it. It’s that simple.
To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
The VAT cut is apparently good news for China's coal industry. The expected 4 percentage point cut will relieve a lot of pressure from domestic coal firms as they do not have many advantages competing with foreign mines in either price or quality.
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- ulevitCzech
- aliviarSpanish
- keventää, vapauttaa, avustaa, lievittää, tukea, helpottaa, [[murtaa]] [[saarto]], korostaa, [[nostaa]] [[pystyyn]]Finnish
- lenire, mitigare, risollevare, assistere, rilevare, alleviare, risollevarsi, patrocinare, liberarsi, esautorareItalian
- avløyseNorwegian Nynorsk
- avløyse, avløseNorwegian
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