Antonym: intensify. Similar words: believe, believe in, relief, reliable, derelict, reliability, preliminary, severely. Meaning: [rɪ'lɪːv] v. 1. provide physical relief, as from pain 2. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations 3. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to 4. lessen the intensity of or calm 5. save from ruin, destruction, or harm 6. relieve oneself of troubling information 7. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive 8. provide relief for 9. free from a burden, evil, or distress 10. take by stealing 11. grant exemption or release to.
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91. There is no answer to this tension, no way to relieve it.
92. He himself is moved to relieve his distress, but why should my imaginative simulation move me to do the same?
93. Unless you have a specific allergy, there is no great harm in taking something to relieve an isolated headache.
94. Statutes of 1859,1871 and 1875 were designed to relieve trade unions of criminal liability, especially for conspiracy.
95. In the new cemeteries, which came into existence to relieve overcrowded churchyards, gatehouses were often provided for watchmen.
96. Although the Portadown backs threatened constantly, an Armagh boot was always on hand to relieve the pressure.
97. After his attentions she supposed he would propose marriage and relieve her of the odious burden of Rushworth.
98. She was bursting to relieve herself, but even though that was what was wanted of her,[Sentencedict.com] she couldn't.
99. I remained standing there ready to relieve his discomfort at the first opportunity.
100. On the one hand, the law is traditionally, and rightly, ready to relieve them against hardship and imposition.
101. Relieve discomfort by washing the area gently with warm soapy water, dabbing with soft toilet paper and not scratching.
102. The resident's doctor may have prescribed pain killers or drugs to relieve distress.
103. And as they get older, they do everything conceivable to relieve that anxiety of that closeness.
104. Owners ask why abscesses can not be lanced early to help relieve pressure.
105. We beach briefly to relieve the pain in our nether portions!
106. Free discussion about attitudes to a problem will relieve anxiety, and mutual support can be obtained.
107. Not even a bravura turn by one of the most charismatic actors of his generation can relieve the torpor.
108. The business side of partnership is well placed to significantly relieve the physical and psychological burden upon many schools. Sentencedict.com
109. The industrialized world now contributes about $ 1 billion per year through bilateral aid programs to relieve urban congestion.
110. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen will help relieve some of the pain.
111. Mr Souness is expected to have a triple bypass operation later today to relieve the narrowing or blocking of his arteries.
112. Supporters called it an effort to help the ill obtain marijuana to relieve nausea, chronic pain and other maladies.
113. The effect of this was to relieve the debtor of all liability for their debts.
114. This is where that marvellous rag-bag of feeling we relieve through our tears comes to our aid.
115. Accordingly, they hired more telephone representatives to relieve the pressure on employees charged with handling customer complaints and inquiries.
116. Reconstructive surgery using stomach, colon, or jejunum, with or without oesophagectomy, has been performed to relieve dysphagia.
117. The company which produces the pain control cassette also produces a tape to help relieve anxiety.
118. Calculators were introduced to relieve students of the drudgery of pencil-and-paper number-crunching.
119. However, its benefits were confined to those already holding land, and it did nothing to relieve the problem of landlessness.
120. Strategic groups of foxgloves, delphiniums and tall campanulas will relieve the consistent height.