RELIEVE

(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
synonyms : alleviate , assuage , palliate
We have no choice but to palliate the illnesses we cannot cure. -added by naila_inlas
The medicine alleviated his pain. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) provide relief for
"remedy his illness"
synonyms : remedy
(verb) alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
"relieve the pressure and the stress", "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
synonyms : lighten
(verb) grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
synonyms : excuse , exempt , let off
(verb) relieve oneself of troubling information
synonyms : unbosom
(verb) lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience", "still the fears"
synonyms : allay , ease , still
after mumbai attack the govt has tried their level best to allay the bombings -added by rachit.singh
(verb) take by stealing
"The thief relieved me of $100"
(verb) free from a burden, evil, or distress
(verb) free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
synonyms : take over
(verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm
synonyms : salvage , salve , save
(verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
synonyms : exempt , free

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