· provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
Synonym(s): alleviate, palliate, assuage
Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
· free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Synonym(s): take_over
· grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
· lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
Synonym(s): still, allay, ease
Hypernym(s): comfort, soothe, console, solace
· save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Synonym(s): salvage, salve, save
· relieve oneself of troubling information
Synonym(s): unbosom
Hypernym(s): confide
· provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
Synonym(s): remedy
· free from a burden, evil, or distress
Hypernym(s): rid, free, disembarrass
· take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
Hypernym(s): take
· grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
Synonym(s): excuse, let_off, exempt
· alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
Synonym(s): lighten
Hypernym(s): mitigate