relieve
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: {alleviate}, {palliate}, {assuage}]
2: free someone temporarily form his or her obligations [syn: {take
over}]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {free}]
[ant: {enforce}]
4: lessen the intensity of; calm; as of of anxieties and fears
[syn: {still}, {allay}, {ease}]
5: save from ruin or destruction [syn: {salvage}, {salve}, {save}]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {unbosom}]
7: provide relief for [syn: {remedy}]
8: free from a burden, evil, or distress [syn: {deliver}]
9: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
10: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class [syn: {excuse}, {let off}, {exempt}]