relieve

verb

1. 1

   provide physical relief, as from pain

   This pill will relieve your headaches

2. 2

   provide relief for

   remedy his illness

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   grant exemption or release to

   Please excuse me from this class

5. 5

   relieve oneself of troubling information

6. 6

   lessen the intensity of or calm

   The news eased my conscience

   still the fears

7. 7

   take by stealing

   The thief relieved me of $100

8. 8

   free from a burden, evil, or distress

9. 9

   free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

10. 10

    save from ruin, destruction, or harm

11. 11

    grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

    She exempted me from the exam