Relieve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of relieve · 1 : to bring or give relief · 2 : to stand out in relief · 3 : to serve as a relief pitcher. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut relieve verb SaveWord re·​lieve |\ri-ˈlēv \ relieved;relieving Definitionofrelieve transitiveverb 1a :tofreefromaburden:giveaidorhelpto b :tosetfreefromanobligation,condition,orrestriction c :toeaseofaburden,wrong,oroppressionbyjudicialorlegislativeinterposition 2a :tobringabouttheremovaloralleviationof:mitigate helpsrelievestress b :rob,deprive relievedusofourbelongings 3a :toreleasefromapost,station,orduty b :totaketheplaceof willrelievethestartingpitcher 4 :toremoveorlessenthemonotonyof aparkrelievestheurbanlandscape 5a :tosetoffbycontrast b :toraiseinrelief 6 :todischargethebladderorbowelsof(oneself) intransitiveverb 1 :tobringorgiverelief 2 :tostandoutinrelief 3 :toserveasareliefpitcher OtherWordsfromrelieve Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingrelieve LearnMoreAboutrelieve OtherWordsfromrelieve relievable \ ri-​ˈlē-​və-​bəl \ adjective Synonyms&Antonymsforrelieve Synonyms allay,alleviate,assuage,ease,help,mitigate,mollify,palliate,soothe Antonyms aggravate,exacerbate VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforrelieve relieve,alleviate,lighten,assuage,mitigate,allaymeantomakesomethinglessgrievous.relieveimpliesaliftingofenoughofaburdentomakeittolerable. tookanaspirintorelievethepain alleviateimpliestemporaryorpartiallesseningofpainordistress. thelotionalleviatedtheitching lightenimpliesreducingaburdensomeordepressingweight. goodnewswouldlightenourworries assuageimpliessofteningorsweeteningwhatisharshordisagreeable. oceanbreezesassuagedtheintenseheat mitigatesuggestsamoderatingorcounteringoftheeffectofsomethingviolentorpainful. theneedtomitigatebarbariclaws allayimpliesaneffectivecalmingorsoothingoffearsoralarms. allayedtheirfears ExamplesofrelieveinaSentence Itookapilltorelievemyheadache. IwishIcouldrelieveyoursuffering. What'sthebestwaytorelievestress? Shetriedtorelievethetensionbymakingajoke. anefforttorelievetrafficcongestion Weneedtofindwaystorelieveovercrowdinginourschools. I'vecometorelievetheguardonduty. Thesoldierswererelievedby30,000freshtroops. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Thisbodywashisspecificallytargetedtohelprelievesymptomsassociatedwitheczemaandpsoriasis. — GroomingPlaybook,TheSaltLakeTribune,3June2022 Inmostcases,doctorswilltrytorelievepatients’symptomsandthevirusclearsuponitsown. — DeniseRoland,WSJ,20May2022 AsdermatologistspreviouslytoldAllure,colloidaloatmealbathscanhelptreatandrelievesymptoms. — KellyDougher,Allure,10May2022 Insevereulcerativecolitis,aprocedurecalledaproctocolectomy,whichremovesyourcolonandrectum,canhelprelievesymptoms,accordingtotheNationalLibraryofMedicine(NLM). — AshleyAbramson,SELF,18Apr.2022 TheresearchgoalwastohelprelievesymptomsofPTSDbuttheauthorssuggestedscopeforotherdistressingmemories. — EleanorMorgan,refinery29.com,15Dec.2021 Thisyear,severalmajorcompaniessuchasNike,LinkedIn,Bumble,andHootsuitegavetheiremployeespaidweeklongbreakstorechargeandrelieveburnoutsymptoms. — MeganLeonhardt,Fortune,19Nov.2021 Whilestressandburnoutcannotbecompletelyeliminated,thesestepscanhelprelievethesymptomsandaddressmanyoftherootcauses. — JohnnyC.TaylorJr.,USATODAY,17Nov.2021 HormonalReplacementTherapycanbedispensedintheformofpatches,gels,tabletsorimplantsandislistedasapossibletreatmentoptiontohelprelievethesymptomsofmenopausebyreplacingestrogen. — AliceBroster,Forbes,30Sep.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'relieve.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingrelieve relieveof relieveoneself relieveof relieveoneself FirstKnownUseofrelieve 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1a HistoryandEtymologyforrelieve MiddleEnglishreleven,fromAnglo-Frenchrelevertoraise,relieve,fromLatinrelevare,fromre-+levaretoraise—moreatlever LearnMoreAboutrelieve Sharerelieve PosttheDefinitionofrelievetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofrelieveonTwitter TimeTravelerforrelieve Thefirstknownuseofrelievewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearrelieve reliefwell relieve relieved SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforrelieve LastUpdated 2Jul2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Relieve.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieve.Accessed9Jul.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforrelieve relieve verb re·​lieve |\ri-ˈlēv \ relieved;relieving KidsDefinitionofrelieve 1 :tofreepartlyorwhollyfromaburden,pain,ordistress Thephonecallrelievedtheworriedparents. 2 :tobringabouttheremovalorlesseningof Nowordscouldrelievehersorrow. 3 :toreleasefromapostorduty relieveasentry 4 :tobreakthesamenessof Thedarkredhousewasrelievedbywhitetrim. OtherWordsfromrelieve reliever noun relieve transitiveverb re·​lieve |\ri-ˈlēv \ relieved;relieving Medical Definitionofrelieve 1 :tobringabouttheremovaloralleviationof(painordiscomfort) 2 :todischargethebladderorbowelsof(oneself) OtherWordsfromrelieve reliever noun relieve transitiveverb re·​lieve relieved;relieving Legal Definitionofrelieve :tosetfreefromaduty,burden,orliability cannotberelievedofhisnegligencethetrustcannotrelievethetrusteesofthoseverybasicdutiesthatthelawimposes—Hoseyv.Burgess,890S.W.2d262(1995) MorefromMerriam-Websteronrelieve Nglish:TranslationofrelieveforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofrelieveforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY behemoth SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Judge Acrobat Surgeon Firefighter Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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