RELIEVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • provide physical relief, as from pain
   Synonym(s)
   • alleviate (what does alleviate mean?)
   • assuage (what does assuage mean?)
   • palliate (what does palliate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This pill will relieve your headaches
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • better (what does better mean?)
   • improve (what does improve mean?)
   • amend (what does amend mean?)
   • ameliorate (what does ameliorate mean?)
   • meliorate (what does meliorate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • soothe (what does soothe mean?)
   • comfort (what does comfort mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • alleviation (what does alleviation mean?)
   • assuagement (what does assuagement mean?)
   • palliation (what does palliation mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • alleviation (what does alleviation mean?)
   • assuagement (what does assuagement mean?)
   • easing (what does easing mean?)
   • easement (what does easement mean?)
   • alleviation (what does alleviation mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • alleviator (what does alleviator mean?)
   • palliative (what does palliative mean?)
   • alleviant (what does alleviant mean?)
   • alleviator (what does alleviator mean?)
   • palliative (what does palliative mean?)
   • alleviant (what does alleviant mean?)
   • alleviator (what does alleviator mean?)
2. Meaning
   • provide relief for
   Synonym(s)
   • remedy (what does remedy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • remedy his illness
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • care for (what does care for mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • remedy (what does remedy mean?)
   • curative (what does curative mean?)
   • cure (what does cure mean?)
3. Meaning
   • alleviate or remove
   Usage Example(s)
   • relieve the pressure and the stress
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mitigate (what does mitigate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • grant exemption or release to
   Synonym(s)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • exempt (what does exempt mean?)
   • let off (what does let off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Please excuse me from this class
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • absolve (what does absolve mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • frank (what does frank mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
5. Meaning
   • relieve oneself of troubling information
   Synonym(s)
   • unbosom (what does unbosom mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confide (what does confide mean?)
6. Meaning
   • lessen the intensity of or calm
   Synonym(s)
   • allay (what does allay mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   • still (what does still mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The news eased my conscience
   • still the fears
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • comfort (what does comfort mean?)
   • soothe (what does soothe mean?)
   • console (what does console mean?)
   • solace (what does solace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abreact (what does abreact mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   • easing (what does easing mean?)
   • easement (what does easement mean?)
   • alleviation (what does alleviation mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • allayer (what does allayer mean?)
   • comforter (what does comforter mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • allayer (what does allayer mean?)
   • comforter (what does comforter mean?)
   • hush (what does hush mean?)
   • stillness (what does stillness mean?)
   • still (what does still mean?)
7. Meaning
   • take by stealing
   Usage Example(s)
   • The thief relieved me of $100
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • take (what does take mean?)
8. Meaning
   • free from a burden, evil, or distress
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rid (what does rid mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • disembarrass (what does disembarrass mean?)
9. Meaning
   • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
   Synonym(s)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stand-in (what does stand-in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • backup (what does backup mean?)
   • backup man (what does backup man mean?)
   • fill-in (what does fill-in mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • relief pitcher (what does relief pitcher mean?)
   • fireman (what does fireman mean?)
10. Meaning
    • save from ruin, destruction, or harm
    Synonym(s)
    • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
    • salve (what does salve mean?)
    • save (what does save mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) relieve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • rescue (what does rescue mean?)
    • deliver (what does deliver mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rescuer (what does rescuer mean?)
    • recoverer (what does recoverer mean?)
    • saver (what does saver mean?)
    • salvation (what does salvation mean?)
    • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
    • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
    • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
    • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
    • salvager (what does salvager mean?)
    • salvor (what does salvor mean?)
11. Meaning
    • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
    Synonym(s)
    • exempt (what does exempt mean?)
    • free (what does free mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • She exempted me from the exam
    Antonym(s)
    • enforce (what does enforce mean?)
    • implement (what does implement mean?)
    • apply (what does apply mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • derestrict (what does derestrict mean?)
    • deregulate (what does deregulate mean?)
    • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
    • forgive (what does forgive mean?)
    • spare (what does spare mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • exemption (what does exemption mean?)
    • freedom (what does freedom mean?)