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re·lieve
\\ri-ˈlēv\\ verb
(re·lieved ; re·liev·ing)transitive verb
1.
  a. to free from a burden : give aid or help to
  b. to set free from an obligation, condition, or restriction
  c. to ease of a burden, wrong, or oppression by judicial or legislative interposition
2.
  a. to bring about the removal or alleviation of :

mitigate

      helps relieve stress
  b.

rob

,

deprive

      relieved us of our belongings
3.
  a. to release from a post, station, or duty
  b. to take the place of
      will relieve the starting pitcher
4. to remove or lessen the monotony of
    a park relieves the urban landscape
5.
  a. to set off by contrast
  b. to raise in relief
6. to discharge the bladder or bowels of (oneself)
intransitive verb
1. to bring or give relief
2. to stand out in relief
3. to serve as a relief pitcher
• re·liev·able \\-ˈlē-və-bəl\\ adjective
Synonyms.
  , , , , , mean to make something less grievous. implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable
      took an aspirin to relieve the pain
   implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress
      the lotion alleviated the itching
   implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight
      good news would lighten our worries
   implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable
      ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat
   suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful
      the need to mitigate barbaric laws
   implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms
      allayed their fears

relieve
  c.1300, from O.Fr. relever "to raise, relieve" (11c.), from L. relevare "to raise, alleviate," from re-, intensive prefix, + levare "to lift up, lighten," from levis "not heavy" (see lever). The notion is "to raise (someone) out of trouble." Reliever in the baseball pitcher sense is recorded from 1967. Related: relieved.

relieve
re·lieve / ri5li:v / verb [VN]
1. to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain
   解除,减轻,缓和(不快或痛苦):
   to relieve the symptoms of a cold
   减轻感冒的症状
   to relieve anxiety / guilt / stress
   消除焦虑/内疚；缓解压力
   Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to relieve her.
   能够最后讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。
2. to make a problem less serious
   减轻(问题的严重性)；缓和；缓解
   SYN 

alleviate

:
   efforts to relieve poverty
   缓解贫困的努力
   to relieve traffic congestion
   缓解交通拥挤
3. to make sth less boring, especially by introducing sth different
   调剂；使有趣:
   We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.
   长时间等待实在无聊,我们就打扑克来解闷儿。
   The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.
   五彩缤纷的小花使得黑白图案不那么单调。
4. to replace sb who is on duty
   接替；给…换班:
   to relieve a sentry
   换岗
   You'll be relieved at one o'clock.
   六点钟有人来换你的班。
5. to free a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it
   将(城镇从敌人的围困中)解围
6. ~ yourself a polite way of referring to going to the toilet
   (去厕所的一种委婉说法)方便,解手:
   I had to relieve myself behind a bush.
   我只好在树丛后面方便了一下。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ re'lieve sb of sth
1. to help sb by taking sth heavy or difficult from them
   替…拿重物；帮助…减轻(负担):
   Let me relieve you of some of your bags.
   我来帮你拿几个袋子吧。
   The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.
   新来的秘书会减轻我们文案工作的一些负担。 2(informal, ironic)
   to steal sth from sb
   偷窃；窃取:
   A boy with a knife relieved him of his wallet.
   一个持刀的家伙偷了他的钱包。
3. to dismiss sb from a job, position, etc.
   开除；解除…的职务:
   General Beale was relieved of his command.
   比尔将军被解除了指挥权。

relieve verb

re·lieve
\rə̇ˈlēv, rēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English releven, from Middle French relever to lift up, raise, relieve, from Latin relevare, from re- + levare to raise — more at
transitive verb
1. : to free from a burden, evil, pain, or distress : give ease, comfort, or consolation to
 < knowing the truth will relieve anxious parents >
: give aid, help, or succor to : ,
 < relieve a besieged city >
 < a society for relieving the poor >
2.
 a. : to bring about the removal or alleviation of : make less burdensome or afflicting : , ,
  < strenuous efforts to relieve the food shortage >
  < frequently smokes to relieve nervous tension >
  < no words can relieve her sorrow >
 b. : to remove something from the possession of : ,
  < crooks … eager to relieve the Texas cowboys of their pay — E.V.Buckholder >
3.
 a. : to release from a post, station, or duty
  < asked to be relieved of command of the army >
  < he was relieved of further responsibility for the program >
 b. : to take the place of : take over from
  < sent to relieve the gate sentry >
  :
  < tulips bloom … to be relieved by roses when their time is up — E.O.Hauser >
  < relieved the operator for lunch and a smoke >
4. : to set free from an obligation, condition, or restriction
5. : to acquire or take (a feudal estate) by paying or rendering a relief
6. : to ease of an imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression by judicial or legislative interposition :
 < a zoning law cannot constitutionally relieve land … from lawful restrictions affecting its use, imposed by convenants — American Jurisprudence >
7. : to remove or lessen the monotony of by contrast or variety
 < brown hills relieved by patches of green >
8.
 a. : to give prominence or conspicuousness to : set off by contrast : give sharp outline to
  < her tall figure relieved against the blue sky — Sir Walter Scott >
 b. : to raise (as figures, letters) in relief
9. : to supply with food, munitions, stores
 < relieve a lighthouse by ship >
 < relieve an arctic weather station >
10.
 a. : to furnish (as a cutting tool) with a relief angle
 b. : to free from tightness in relative movement
 c. : to cut away a small amount of material from a part of (a machine) to obtain clearance
11. : to empty the bladder or bowels of (oneself)
 < children are likely to relieve themselves on any street — Time >
intransitive verb
1. : to bring or give relief
2. : to stand out in relief
3. : to clear one from a legal obligation, condition, or restriction
 < a relieving clause >
Synonyms:
 , , , , : indicates a lifting, perhaps temporary, of a burden, pain, or anxiety, so that it is no longer quite oppressive
  < particularly zealous in taking steps to control the fire and relieve the suffering it entailed — Donald Milner >
  < a sex offender, deeply guilty over his past acts and relieved by analysis of the neurotic demands that had prompted them — Walter Goodman >
  indicates a temporary lightening of pain, distress, or difficulty, and may contrast with cure or eliminate
  < no dentists to care for them; not even any oil of cloves to alleviate the ache — C.C.Furnas >
  < activation of the Parking Authority in order to help alleviate New York's chronic traffic problem — Current Biography >
  may suggest a cheering, buoying up, or refreshing abatement of depression or oppression
  < forever grumblingly attempting to lighten their sufferings — Kenneth Roberts >
  < his experience in copyreading and criticizing other people's efforts at expression ought to lighten the task of the editor to whom he eventually submits something — R.L.Greene >
  suggests a moderating of pain, vexation, or sorrow by soothing, softening, or mollifying
  < the fugitive breezes, the life-giving zephyrs that assuage the torment of the summer heat — Stuart Cloete >
  < grief that Professor Abbott did not live to enjoy the fame he had earned is assuaged by the knowledge that he survived to complete his great work — Godfrey Davies >
  also suggests moderating, by any means, or countering the force or intensity of something painful
  < mitigate the barbarity of criminal law — W.R.Inge >
  < group friction and conflict are generally mitigated when people realize their common interests — M.R.Cohen >
  < the torment of his thirst mitigated a trifle by a drenching in the brine — C.G.D.Roberts >
  applies to any effective calming, soothing, quieting, or pacifying
  < the approach of winter allayed the fear of Indian raids — G.R.Stewart >
  < the president, in a TV chat intended to allay the country's fears — W.L.Miller >

  < something must be done to allay growing public discontent and to still the disagreements — New Statesman & Nation >