Definition of relieve

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Relieve (v. t.) To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

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Comfort :: Comfort (v. t.) To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
Disburden :: Disburden (v. t.) To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt, obligation, office, and the like; acquittal..
Unbenumb :: Unbenumb (v. t.) To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.
Relievement :: Relievement (n.) The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief; release..
Relay :: Relay (n.) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work.
Console :: Console (v. t.) To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.
Carminative :: Carminative (n.) A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence..
Right :: Right (a.) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate..
Nephritic :: Nephritic (n.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.
Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect..
Quit :: Quit (a.) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate..
Trepan :: Trepan (v. t. & i.) To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan..
Relay :: Relay (n.) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town..
Narcotic :: Narcotic (n.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium..
Ease :: Ease (n.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind..
Unswathe :: Unswathe (v. t.) To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle.
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make less painful or laborious; to relieve; as, to sweeten the cares of life..
Reprieve :: Reprieve (v. t.) To relieve for a time, or temporarily..
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