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| Words With Friends | (17 Points) |
Relieve
rɪˈliːv
- cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious
"the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain"
- cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious
"he was relieved by her change of tone"
- release (someone) from duty by taking their place
"another signalman relieved him at 5.30"
replace take over from take the place of stand in for act as stand-in for fill in for substitute for act as a substitute for deputize for be a proxy for cover for provide cover for act as locum for hold the fort for do something in someone's place/stead- bring military support for (a besieged place)
"he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city"
- take (a burden) from someone
"he relieved her of her baggage"
free of/from set free from release from liberate from exempt from excuse from absolve from let off extricate from discharge from unburden of disburden of disencumber of- free someone from (a tiresome responsibility)
"she relieved me of the household chores"
- used ironically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something
"he was relieved of his world title"
- make less tedious or monotonous by the introduction of variety
"the bird's body is black, relieved only by white under the tail"
- used as a formal or euphemistic expression for urination or defecation
"train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to"
- make (something) stand out
"the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island"