Word

relieve, v.
(relieved, relieves, relieving)
freq. cnt. 20

provide physical relief, as from pain
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2

alleviate assuage palliate relieve

sample sentences

"This pill will relieve your headaches"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

alleviatory alleviative alleviation alleviator alleviant alleviation alleviator

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palliative palliation

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derivationally related form

assuagement

semantic pointers

hyponym

soothe ease, comfort

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

relieve take over

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

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derivationally related form

reliever reliever

semantic pointers

hypernym

free, discharge

hyponym

spell

lessen the intensity of or calm
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

allay ease relieve still

sample sentences

"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

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derivationally related form

reliever

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derivationally related form

easement ease

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still

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allayer

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hypernym

comfort, solace, soothe, console

hyponym

abreact

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exempt free relieve

sample sentences

"She exempted me from the exam"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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derivationally related form

exemption

antonym

enforce

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hyponym

derestrict deregulate dispense forgive spare

provide relief for
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

relieve remedy

sample sentences

"remedy his illness"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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derivationally related form

remedy

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, practice of medicine

hypernym

treat, care for

relieve oneself of troubling information
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

relieve unbosom

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s themselves

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s themselves

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hypernym

confide

save from ruin, destruction, or harm
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

relieve salvage salve save

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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derivationally related form

saver

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salvage salvager salvage

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salvage salvation salvage

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hypernym

rescue, deliver

alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
<verb.change>

lighten relieve

sample sentences

"relieve the pressure and the stress"
"lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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hypernym

mitigate

grant exemption or release to
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

excuse exempt let off relieve

sample sentences

"Please excuse me from this class"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sam cannot %s Sue

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derivationally related form

excuse

semantic pointers

hypernym

free, absolve

hyponym

frank

take by stealing
<verb.possession>

relieve

sample sentences

"The thief relieved me of $100"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody of something
They %s him of all his money

semantic pointers

hypernym

take

free from a burden, evil, or distress
<verb.possession>

relieve

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody of something

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hypernym

rid, free, disembarrass