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Detailed Synonyms for relieve in English

relieve:

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  1. the relieve
    the relieve; the appeasement; the soothing; the appeasing; the calming; the allaying; the calming down; the benefit; the welfare; the pacifying; the social security; the unemployment benefit; the social assistance; the quieting; the steadying
  2. the relieve
    the relieve; the unburdening

to relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)

  1. to relieve
    to relieve; to soothe; to ease; to soften
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
    • ease verb (eases, eased, easing)
    • soften verb (softens, softened, softening)
  2. to relieve
    to relieve
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
  3. to relieve
    to quench; to consume; to relieve; to gorge; tuck into; feast upon; to have dinner; to have a meal; to take something; to have something to eat; to eat
  4. to relieve
    – provide physical relief, as from pain 1
    to alleviate; to relieve; to palliate; assuage
    – provide physical relief, as from pain 1
    • alleviate verb (alleviates, alleviated, alleviating)
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
      • This pill will relieve your headaches1
    • palliate verb (palliates, palliated, palliating)
    • assuage verb
  5. to relieve
    – provide relief for 1
    to relieve; remedy
    – provide relief for 1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • remedy verb
      • remedy his illness1
  6. to relieve
    – alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive 1
    to relieve; to lighten
    – alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive 1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
      • relieve the pressure and the stress1
    • lighten verb (lightens, lightened, lightening)
      • lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents1
  7. to relieve
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    to exempt; to relieve; to excuse; to let off
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    • exempt verb (exempts, exempted, exempting)
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse me from this class1
    • let off verb (lets off, let off, letting off)
  8. to relieve
    – relieve oneself of troubling information 1
    to relieve; unbosom
    – relieve oneself of troubling information 1
  9. to relieve
    – lessen the intensity of or calm 1
    to still; to ease; to relieve; to allay
    – lessen the intensity of or calm 1
    • still verb (stills, stilled, stilling)
      • still the fears1
    • ease verb (eases, eased, easing)
      • The news eased my conscience1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
  10. to relieve
    – take by stealing 1
    to relieve
    – take by stealing 1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
      • The thief relieved me of $1001
  11. to relieve
    – free from a burden, evil, or distress 1
    to relieve
    – free from a burden, evil, or distress 1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
  12. to relieve
    – free someone temporarily from his or her obligations 1
    to relieve; to take over
    – free someone temporarily from his or her obligations 1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • take over verb (takes over, took over, taking over)
  13. to relieve
    – save from ruin, destruction, or harm 1
    to save; to relieve; to salvage; salve
    – save from ruin, destruction, or harm 1
    • save verb (saves, saved, saving)
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • salvage verb (salvages, salvaged, salvaging)
    • salve verb
  14. to relieve
    – grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to 1
    to exempt; to relieve; to free
    – grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to 1
    • exempt verb (exempts, exempted, exempting)
      • She exempted me from the exam1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • free verb (frees, freed, freeing)

Conjugations for relieve:

present
  1. relieve
  2. relieve
  3. relieves
  4. relieve
  5. relieve
  6. relieve
simple past
  1. relieved
  2. relieved
  3. relieved
  4. relieved
  5. relieved
  6. relieved
present perfect
  1. have relieved
  2. have relieved
  3. has relieved
  4. have relieved
  5. have relieved
  6. have relieved
past continuous
  1. was relieving
  2. were relieving
  3. was relieving
  4. were relieving
  5. were relieving
  6. were relieving
future
  1. shall relieve
  2. will relieve
  3. will relieve
  4. shall relieve
  5. will relieve
  6. will relieve
continuous present
  1. am relieving
  2. are relieving
  3. is relieving
  4. are relieving
  5. are relieving
  6. are relieving
subjunctive
  1. be relieved
  2. be relieved
  3. be relieved
  4. be relieved
  5. be relieved
  6. be relieved
diverse
  1. relieve!
  2. let's relieve!
  3. relieved
  4. relieving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

relieve

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Related Definitions for "relieve":

  1. provide physical relief, as from pain1
    • This pill will relieve your headaches1
  2. provide relief for1
  3. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive1
    • relieve the pressure and the stress1
  4. grant exemption or release to1
  5. relieve oneself of troubling information1
  6. lessen the intensity of or calm1
  7. take by stealing1
    • The thief relieved me of $1001
  8. free from a burden, evil, or distress1
  9. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations1
  10. save from ruin, destruction, or harm1
  11. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to1

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