1. • verb - provide physical relief, as from pain
   • verb - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
   • verb - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
   • verb - lessen the intensity of or calm
   • verb - save from ruin, destruction, or harm
   • verb - relieve oneself of troubling information
   • verb - provide relief for
   • verb - free from a burden, evil, or distress
   • verb - take by stealing
   • verb - grant exemption or release to
   • verb - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
2. • To cause a lessening or alleviation of: relieved all his symptoms; relieved the tension.
   • To free from pain, anxiety, or distress.
   • To furnish assistance or aid to.
   • To rescue from siege.
   • To release (a person) from an obligation, a restriction, or a burden, as by law or legislation.
   • To free from a specified duty by providing or acting as a substitute.
   • To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant: Only one small candle relieved the gloom.
   • To make prominent or effective by contrast; set off.
   • To rob or deprive: Pickpockets relieved him of his money.
3. • v - to lessen or free from pain or discomfort

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