Definition of relieve

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Relieve (v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise..

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Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Relieve :: 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..
Humanity :: Humanity (n.) The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness..
Comfort :: Comfort (v. t.) To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
Refresh :: Refresh (a.) To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects..
Debarrass :: Debarrass (v. t.) To disembarrass; to relieve.
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
Undumpish :: Undumpish (v. t.) To relieve from the dumps.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt, obligation, office, and the like; acquittal..
Claw :: Claw (n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court..
Unsweat :: Unsweat (v. t.) To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Liss :: Liss (v. t.) To free, as from care or pain; to relieve..
Interpleader :: Interpleader (n.) A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him..
Reliever :: Reliever (n.) One who, or that which, relieves..
Washer :: Washer (n.) A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc..
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