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- [ri-leev]
- /rɪˈliv/
- /rɪˈliːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-leev]
- /rɪˈliv/
Definitions of relieve word
- verb with object relieve to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieve to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 1
- verb with object relieve to free from need, poverty, etc. 1
- verb with object relieve to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 1
- verb with object relieve to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means. 1
- verb with object relieve to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress): to relieve the steam pressure; to relieve the stress on the supporting walls. 1
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Origin of relieve
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English releven < Middle French relever to raise < Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten, equivalent to re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight
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Parts of speech for Relieve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relieve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
relieve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for relieve
verb relieve
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- advantaged — A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- alleviate — If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
adj relieve
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
Antonyms for relieve
verb relieve
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
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