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relieve

გამოთქმა: /rɪˈliːv/

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Universal
  • 1cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious:the drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain
  • cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious:he was relieved by her change of tone
  • 2release (someone) from duty by taking their place:another signalman relieved him at 5.30
  • bring military support for (a besieged place):he dispatched an expedition to relieve the city
  • 3 (relieve someone of) take (a burden) from someone:he relieved her of her baggage
  • free someone from (a tiresome responsibility):she relieved me of the household chores
  • used ironically to indicate that someone has been deprived of something:he was relieved of his world title
  • 4make less tedious or monotonous by the introduction of variety:the bird’s body is black, relieved only by white under the tail
  • 5 (relieve oneself) used as a formal or euphemistic expression for urination or defecation: train your dog to relieve itself where you want it to
  • 6 archaic make (something) stand out:the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island

relievable

adjective

reliever

noun

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