Relieve

verb

rɪ'liv

Verb

provide physical relief, as from pain
“This pill will relieve your headaches”
Similar:Alleviate Assuage Palliate
Type of:AmendBetterAmeliorate
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
“relieve the pressure and the stress”
Similar:Lighten
Type of:Mitigate
take by stealing
“The thief relieved me of $100”
Type of:Take
provide relief for
Similar:Remedy
Type of:Treat
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Type of:FreeDischarge
lessen the intensity of or calm
Similar:Allay Ease Still
Type of:ComfortSolaceConsole
relieve oneself of troubling information
Similar:Unbosom
Type of:Confide
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Similar:Salvage Salve Save
Type of:RescueDeliver
grant exemption or release to
Similar:Excuse Exempt
Type of:FreeAbsolve
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Similar:Exempt Free
free from a burden, evil, or distress
Type of:RidFreeDisembarrass