Main entry: relieve, palliate, assuage, alleviate
Definition: provide physical relief, as from pain
Usage: This pill will relieve your headaches
Definition: provide relief for
Usage: remedy his illness
Definition: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Usage: relieve the pressure and the stress; lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Main entry: excuse, exempt, relieve, let off
Definition: grant exemption or release to
Usage: Please excuse me from this class
Definition: relieve oneself of troubling information
Main entry: ease, relieve, allay, still
Definition: lessen the intensity of or calm
Usage: The news eased my conscience; still the fears
Main entry: relieve
Definition: take by stealing
Usage: The thief relieved me of $100
Main entry: relieve
Definition: free from a burden, evil, or distress
Main entry: relieve, take over
Definition: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Main entry: salvage, salve, save, relieve
Definition: save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Main entry: relieve, exempt, free
Definition: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Usage: She exempted me from the exam