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Synonyms for (verb) relieve

Synonyms: relieve, palliate, assuage, alleviate Definition: provide physical relief, as from pain Usage: This pill will relieve your headaches

Hypernyms: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better Definition: to make better Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

Synonyms: relieve, remedy Definition: provide relief for Usage: remedy his illness

Hypernyms: treat, care for Definition: provide treatment for Usage: The doctor treated my broken leg; The nurses cared for the bomb victims; The patient must be treated right away or she will die; Treat the infection with antibiotics

Synonyms: lighten, relieve 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

Hypernyms: mitigate Definition: make less severe or harsh Usage: mitigating circumstances

Synonyms: excuse, exempt, relieve, let off Definition: grant exemption or release to Usage: Please excuse me from this class

Hypernyms: free, justify, absolve Definition: let off the hook Usage: I absolve you from this responsibility

Synonyms: relieve, unbosom Definition: relieve oneself of troubling information

Hypernyms: confide Definition: reveal in private; tell confidentially

Synonyms: ease, relieve, allay, still Definition: lessen the intensity of or calm Usage: The news eased my conscience; still the fears

Hypernyms: console, solace, soothe, comfort Definition: give moral or emotional strength to

Synonyms: relieve Definition: take by stealing Usage: The thief relieved me of $100

Hypernyms: take Definition: take by force Usage: Hitler took the Baltic Republics; The army took the fort on the hill

Synonyms: relieve Definition: free from a burden, evil, or distress

Hypernyms: disembarrass, rid, free Definition: relieve from Usage: Rid the house of pests

Synonyms: relieve, take over Definition: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

Hypernyms: discharge, free Definition: free from obligations or duties

Synonyms: salvage, salve, save, relieve Definition: save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Hypernyms: rescue, deliver Definition: free from harm or evil