relieve

1. v. t. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast. Source: opted

3. v. t. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. Source: opted

4. v. t. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. 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. Source: opted

7. v. t. 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. Source: opted

8. v. provide physical relief, as from pain Source: wordnet

9. v. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations Source: wordnet

10. v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to Source: wordnet

11. v. lessen the intensity of or calm Source: wordnet

12. v. save from ruin, destruction, or harm Source: wordnet

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