relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. alleviate implies temporary or …

Phrasal verb relieve someone of something (Definition of relieving from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Define relieving. relieving synonyms, relieving pronunciation, relieving translation, English dictionary definition of relieving. tr.v. re·lieved , re·liev·ing , re·lieves 1. a. To cause a lessening …

RELIEVE definition: to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). See examples of relieve used in a sentence.

Definition of relieve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. Meditation can relieve stress. [VERB noun] This should relieve the …

re•lieve /rɪˈliv/ v., -lieved, -liev•ing. to ease, lessen, or make less unpleasant:[~ + object] Aspirin may relieve the pain. to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc.:[~ + object] We were relieved by the …

To relieve is to ease a burden or take over for someone. An aspirin can relieve a headache, and a substitute can relieve the teacher who fell asleep on her desk after lunch. Relieve comes from …

If China and other Asian economies let their currencies rise, this will relieve pressure on the euro. The campaign has fallen short of its goal of relieving the burden of unsustainable debt on the …

relieving, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary