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 |
reline | (verb) put new lines on | - |
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(verb) provide with a new lining | - |
relinquish | (verb) release, as from one's grip | Synonyms: let go, let go of, release |
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(verb) turn away from; give up | Synonyms: foreswear, quit, renounce |
(verb) part with a possession or right | Synonyms: free, give up, release, resign |
(verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to | Synonyms: dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, waive |
relish | (verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | Synonyms: bask, enjoy, savor, savour |
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relive | (verb) experience again, often in the imagination | Synonyms: live over |
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