relieve


Meanings

  • provide physical relief, as from pain;
    • "This pill will relieve your headaches"
  • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
  • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
  • lessen the intensity of or calm;
  • save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  • relieve oneself of troubling information
  • provide relief for;
  • free from a burden, evil, or distress
  • take by stealing;
    • "The thief relieved me of $100"
  • grant exemption or release to;
  • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive;
    • "relieve the pressure and the stress"
  • RELIEVE v -LIEVED, -LIEVING, -LIEVES to lessen or free from pain or discomfort


Scrabble Score: 10

relieve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

relieve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

relieve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

relieve is a valid Words With Friends word