| belie | (verb) represent falsely | Synonyms: misrepresent |
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| (verb) be in contradiction with | Synonyms: contradict, negate |
| believe | (verb) accept as true; take to be true | - |
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| (verb) follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer | - |
| (verb) credit with veracity | - |
| (verb) be confident about something | Synonyms: trust |
| (verb) judge or regard; look upon; judge | Synonyms: conceive, consider, think |
| disbelieve | (verb) reject as false; refuse to accept | Synonyms: discredit |
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| misbelieve | (verb) hold a false or unorthodox belief | - |
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| relieve | (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain | Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, palliate |
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| (verb) provide relief for | Synonyms: remedy |
| (verb) alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | Synonyms: lighten |
| (verb) relieve oneself of troubling information | Synonyms: unbosom |
| (verb) grant exemption or release to | Synonyms: excuse, exempt, let off |
| (verb) lessen the intensity of or calm | Synonyms: allay, ease, still |
| (verb) take by stealing | - |
| (verb) free from a burden, evil, or distress | - |
| (verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm | Synonyms: salvage, salve, save |
| (verb) free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | Synonyms: take over |
| (verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | Synonyms: exempt, free |