relieve
English Thesaurus
1. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | soothe, |
| definition | : | cause to feel better (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | comfort, ease, |
| definition | : | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate (verb.body) |
2. provide relief for (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
| definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act) |
3. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | mitigate, |
| definition | : | make less severe or harsh (verb.change) |
4. grant exemption or release to (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | frank, |
| definition | : | exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks (verb.communication) |
5. relieve oneself of troubling information (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | confide, |
| definition | : | reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication) |
6. lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | abreact, |
| definition | : | discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization (verb.emotion) |
7. take by stealing (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take by force (verb.possession) |
8. free from a burden, evil, or distress (verb.possession)
9. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | spell, |
| definition | : | relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn (verb.social) |
10. save from ruin, destruction, or harm (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | deliver, rescue, |
| definition | : | free from harm or evil (verb.social) |
11. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | derestrict, |
| definition | : | make free from restrictions (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | deregulate, |
| definition | : | lift the regulations on (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | dispense, |
| definition | : | grant a dispensation; grant an exemption (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | forgive, |
| definition | : | absolve from payment (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | spare, |
| definition | : | save or relieve from an experience or action (verb.social) |
12. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | palliation, |
| definition | : | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alleviation, assuagement, relief, |
| definition | : | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alleviator, |
| definition | : | a therapist who makes suffering more endurable (noun.person) |
13. provide relief for (verb.body)
14. grant exemption or release to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | excuse, |
| definition | : | a note explaining an absence (noun.communication) |
15. lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | allayer, comforter, reliever, |
| definition | : | a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ease, relief, |
| definition | : | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) (noun.state) |
16. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)
17. save from ruin, destruction, or harm (verb.social)
| derivation | : | salvage, |
| definition | : | the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | salvation, |
| definition | : | saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | recoverer, rescuer, saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves something from danger or violence (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | salvager, salvor, |
| definition | : | someone who salvages (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | salvage, |
| definition | : | property or goods saved from damage or destruction (noun.possession) |
18. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | exemption, freedom, |
| definition | : | immunity from an obligation or duty (noun.state) |
19. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | palliation, |
| definition | : | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alleviation, assuagement, relief, |
| definition | : | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alleviator, |
| definition | : | a therapist who makes suffering more endurable (noun.person) |
20. provide relief for (verb.body)
21. grant exemption or release to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | excuse, |
| definition | : | a note explaining an absence (noun.communication) |
22. lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | allayer, comforter, reliever, |
| definition | : | a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ease, relief, |
| definition | : | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) (noun.state) |
23. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations (verb.social)
24. save from ruin, destruction, or harm (verb.social)
| derivation | : | salvage, |
| definition | : | the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | salvation, |
| definition | : | saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | recoverer, rescuer, saver, |
| definition | : | someone who saves something from danger or violence (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | salvager, salvor, |
| definition | : | someone who salvages (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | salvage, |
| definition | : | property or goods saved from damage or destruction (noun.possession) |
25. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | exemption, freedom, |
| definition | : | immunity from an obligation or duty (noun.state) |
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