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Relieve Verb  /Rɪˈliːv   Transitive Hafifletmek Gidermek Sb Sth

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front relieve 
IPA  /rɪˈliːv   / verb [transitive]
Back hafifletmek, gidermek
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relieve (verb)

 /rɪˈliːv   / verb [transitive]
 
 to make an unpleasant feeling or situation stop or get better
hafifletmek, gidermek
 This injection should relieve the pain.
 Four new prisons are being built to relieve overcrowding.
 We played cards to relieve the boredom.
PHRASAL VERB
relieve sb of sth
(formal)
to take sth away from sb
 (yük, sorumluluk vb.) kurtarmak
 General Scott was relieved of his command.
 

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