RELIEVE OF (phrasal verb) definition and synonyms

Definition of RELIEVE OF (phrasal verb): take responsibility or obligation from someone; make someone leave their job; steal something from someone. Collocations Thesaurus Blog BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Search ​ BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Collocations Thesaurus Blog Search ​ IDMrelieveof ​Definitions and Synonymsphrasalverbtransitive WordForms+-presenttenseI/you/we/theyrelieveofhe/she/itrelievesofpresentparticiplerelievingofpasttenserelievedofpastparticiplerelievedofDEFINITIONS3 1(relievesomeoneofsomething)​formaltotakearesponsibilityorobligationfromsomeonesothattheydonothavetodoitI’vebeenrelievedoftheresponsibilityofchoosingasuccessor.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Totakecharge,ortotrytotakechargetakecharge(of)seetohandle... ExploreThesaurus ​Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Toberesponsibleforsomethinganswerforacceptcarry... ExploreThesaurus ​2(relievesomeoneofsomething)​formaltomakesomeoneleavetheirjob,usuallybecausetheyhavedonesomethingwrongIhavebeenrelievedofmypositionasArtisticDirector.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Forcingsomeoneandbeingforcedtoleaveajobfirelayoffretire... ExploreThesaurus ​ 3(relievesomeoneofsomething)​humoroustostealsomethingfromsomeoneItwasacleverattempttorelievehimofhisfortune.Synonymsandrelatedwords+-Tosteal,orstealsomethingstealwalkoffwithrob... ExploreThesaurus ​ DefinitionandsynonymsofrelieveoffromtheonlineEnglishdictionaryfromMacmillanEducation.ThisistheBritishEnglishdefinitionofrelieveof.ViewAmericanEnglishdefinitionofrelieveof.ChangeyourdefaultdictionarytoAmericanEnglish.  Seealsomainentry:relieve​Seealsomainentry:relieve​  Thesaurus TrendingWords showin -36.8% bluemovie 179.3% daughter-in-law 235.5% for -13.2% putoff -4.3% Discover Synonymsofthemonth gift present surprise token package largesse treat Browsemore Usingthedictionary ​ Sharethisentry Quizzes Vocabularyquiz:trendingwordsof2020 Takethequiznow Contact Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy TermsandConditions FAQ Index About Authors Partners Options Tools FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022