relieve

relieve
[[t]rɪli͟ːv[/t]]
relieves, relieving, relieved
1) VERB If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely.

[V n] Drugs can relieve much of the pain...

[V n] This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.

2) VERB If someone or something relieves you of an unpleasant feeling or difficult task, they take it from you.

[V n of n] A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices and paying bills.

3) VERB If someone relieves you of something, they take it away from you. [FORMAL]

[V n of n] A porter relieved her of the three large cases.

4) VERB If you relieve someone, you take their place and continue to do the job or duty that they have been doing.

[V n] At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.

5) VERB: usu passive If someone is relieved of their duties or is relieved of their post, they are told that they are no longer required to continue in their job. [FORMAL]

[be V-ed of n] The officer involved was relieved of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines...

[be V-ed of n] The party leader has been relieved of his post.

6) VERB If an army relieves a town or another place which has been surrounded by enemy forces, it frees it.

[V n] The offensive began several days ago as an attempt to relieve the town.

7) VERB If people or animals relieve themselves, they urinate or defecate. [OLD-FASHIONED]

[V pron-refl] It is not difficult to train your dog to relieve itself on command.


English dictionary. 2008.

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