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Meanings of relieve in English

Portuguese
aliviar
Catalan
apaivagar
Spanish
aliviar

To make easier to endure; provide physical relief, as from pain.

        aliviar
        Catalan
        alleugerir
        Spanish
        liberar

        Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to.

            alleugerir
            Portuguese
            acalmar
            Catalan
            tranquil·litzar
            Spanish
            apaciguar

            Lessen the intensity of or calm.

                  acalmar
                  Portuguese
                  socorrer
                  Spanish
                  liberar

                  Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.

                        socorrer
                        Usage of relieve in English
                        1
                        Mr Scott said cartoons relieve pressure, amuse and draw attention to subjects.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        Try sliding to and fro to relieve different areas on your ride.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        Therefore, GSH supplements could relieve thermal stress influencing metabolic mechanisms in fish.
                        Pubmed
                        4
                        Taking on board advice could help to relieve the pressure of choice!
                        The South African
                        5
                        Second, it aspires to relieve the instigators of any or all responsibility.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        The duke was the first to relieve the awkwardness of the moment.
                        The Goose Girl
                        7
                        To relieve the inner congestion and consequent pain in the affected parts.
                        Nature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease...
                        8
                        Speakers clashed on whether an international force could relieve Israeli security fears.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Numerous natural clearings or prairies relieve the sameness of the luxuriant forests.
                        Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 / Volume 18, New Series, S...
                        10
                        We were about to relieve the French in the line near Chaulnes.
                        The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Inf...
                        11
                        This is done to relieve the atmospheric pressure in the final work.
                        On Laboratory Arts
                        12
                        The material interests in question are enough to relieve us from anxiety.
                        The Emancipated
                        13
                        This question did not surprise the glovemaker as much as relieve him.
                        Watcher of the Dead
                        14
                        We have allowed them to relieve the pressure and gain 30 metres.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
                        The Devil's Dictionary
                        16
                        One thing the treaty will certainly do is relieve the Defense ept.
                        The new yorker
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                        Relieve through the time
                        Relieve across language varieties
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                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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                        Common
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