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Relieve
Relieve
v. t.
To
lift
up; to
raise
again
, as
one
who
has
fallen
; to
cause
to
rise
.
Relieve
v. t.
To
cause
to
seem
to
rise
; to
put
in
relief
; to
give
prominence
or
conspicuousness
to; to
set
off
by
contrast
.
Relieve
v. t.
To
raise
up
something
in; to
introduce
a
contrast
or
variety
into
; to
remove
the
monotony
or
sameness
of.
Relieve
v. t.
To
raise
or
remove
, as
anything
which
depresses
,
weighs
down
, or
crushes
; to
render
less
burdensome
or
afflicting
; to
alleviate
; to
abate
; to
mitigate
; to
lessen
; as, to
relieve
pain
; to
relieve
the
wants
of
the
poor
.
Relieve
v. t.
To
free
,
wholly
or
partly
,
from
any
burden
,
trial
,
evil
,
distress
, or
the
like
; to
give
ease
,
comfort
, or
consolation
to; to
give
aid
,
help
, or
succor
to; to
support
,
strengthen
, or
deliver
; as, to
relieve
a
besieged
town
.
Relieve
v. t.
To
release
from
a
post
,
station
, or
duty
; to
put
another
in
place
of, or to
take
the
place
of, in
the
bearing
of
any
burden
, or
discharge
of
any
duty
.
Relieve
v. t.
To
ease
of
any
imposition
,
burden
,
wrong
, or
oppression
, by
judicial
or
legislative
interposition
, as by
the
removal
of a
grievance
, by
indemnification
for
losses
, or
the
like
; to
right
.
Relieved
imp. & p. p.
of
Relieve
Relievement
n.
The
act
of
relieving
, or
the
state
of
being
relieved
;
relief
;
release
.
Reliever
n.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
relieves
.
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