Antonyms for relieve
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-leev |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈliv |
Definition of relieve
Origin :- late 14c., "alleviate (pain, etc.), mitigate; afford comfort; allow respite; diminish the pressure of," also "give alms to, provide for;" also figuratively, "take heart, cheer up;" from Old French relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.) and directly from Latin relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + levare "to lift up, lighten," from levis "not heavy" (see lever).
- The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble." From c.1400 as "advance to the rescue in battle;" also "return from battle; recall (troops)." Meaning "release from duty" is from early 15c. Related: relieved; relieving.
- verb make less painful; let up on
- verb help; give assistance
- verb remove blame, responsibility
- But, to relieve your mind, nothing at all has really happened.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It seemed to relieve the tension drawn by the other woman's torment.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- And if he turned his eyes to his own camp, he saw little to relieve his anxiety.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- "It's over the pulling of Lucretia," a man said, simply to relieve his strained feelings.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- But the bitterness which he put into it failed to relieve him of any of the bitterness that was in his own mind.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Now, I can relieve your mind from part of the load by which it has been justly oppressed.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- There is much to relieve the remark of Mayor Otis from exaggeration.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- I tried to be charitable, to relieve poverty, but they say there is no poverty to be relieved.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- I tried to relieve ignorance, but they will not allow that either.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
Synonyms for relieve
- abate
- absolve
- aid
- allay
- alleviate
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- break
- brighten
- bring aid
- calm
- comfort
- console
- cure
- decrease
- deliver
- diminish
- discharge
- disembarrass
- disencumber
- dismiss
- dispense
- divert
- dull
- ease
- excuse
- exempt
- force to resign
- free
- give a break
- give a hand
- give a rest
- interrupt
- let off
- lighten
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- palliate
- privilege
- pull
- qualify
- quiet
- relax
- release
- salve
- slacken
- soften
- solace
- soothe
- spare
- spell
- stand in for
- subdue
- substitute for
- succor
- support
- sustain
- take load off one's chest
- take load off one's mind
- take over from
- take the place of
- temper
- throw out
- unburden
- vary
- yank
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