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(verb) palliate, assuage, alleviate
provide physical relief, as from pain
This pill will relieve your headaches
(verb) remedy
provide relief for
remedy his illness
(verb) lighten
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
relieve the pressure and the stress; lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
(verb) excuse, exempt, let off
grant exemption or release to
Please excuse me from this class
(verb) unbosom
relieve oneself of troubling information
lessen the intensity of or calm
The news eased my conscience; still the fears
(verb) take over
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
She exempted me from the exam