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Meaning
Verb
●
To
ease
(a person, person's
thoughts
etc.) from
mental
distress
; to
stop
(someone)
feeling
anxious
or
worried
, to
alleviate
the
distress
of.
●
To
ease
(someone, a part of the body etc.) or give
relief
from physical
pain
or discomfort.
●
To
alleviate
(pain,
distress
,
mental
discomfort
etc.).
●
To provide
comfort
or
assistance
to (someone
in need
, especially in poverty).
●
To
lift up
; to
raise
again.
●
To
raise
(someone)
out of
danger
or from (a
specified
difficulty
etc.).
●
In Law:
To
free
(someone) from
debt
or
legal
obligations
; to give
legal
relief
to.
●
To
bring
military
help to (a
besieged
town
); to
lift
the
siege
on.
●
To
release
(someone) from or of a
difficulty
,
unwanted
task
,
responsibility
etc.
●
In Military:
To
free
(someone) from their
post
,
task
etc. by
taking
their place.
●
To make (something)
stand out
; to make
prominent
,
bring
into relief.
●
To
urinate
or defecate.
●
To
ease
one's
own
desire
to
orgasm
, often through
masturbation
to
orgasm
.
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Origin
relieve
English
relever
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
relevo
Latin
levo
Latin
levis
Latin
λεῖος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
re-
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Liss
Defecate
Urinate
Masturbate
Aid
Rest
Help
Spell
Related
Alleviate
Soothe
Assuage
Lessen
Ameliorate
Absolve
Quell
Ease
Remove
Reduce
Mitigate
Satisfy
Cure
Eliminate
Sooth
Allay
Counteract
Heal
Prevent
Overcome
Relax
Minimize
Protect
Remedy
Avoid
Treat
Induce
Calm
Fix
Restrain
Solve
Eradicate
Curb
Combat
Escape
Control
Suppress
Alleviates
Abate
Diminish
Lighten
Decrease
Unburden
Aggravate
Limit
Recover
Deprive
Minimise
Avert
Handle
More
Rhymes
Eve
Eve
Liv
Neve
Eave
Peeve
Breve
Leave
Naive
Reeve
We'Ve
Weave
Reave
Keeve
Steve
Steve
Seave
Heave
Skeeve
Steeve
Cleave
Greave
Grieve
Sheave
Thieve
Relieve
Khedive
Bereave
Believe
Receive
Deceive
Achieve
Conceive
Perceive
Retrieve
Rebelieve
Reperceive
Preconceive
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