relieve

relieve
re·lieve vt re·lieved, re·liev·ing: to set free from a duty, burden, or liability
cannot be relieved of his negligence
the trust cannot relieve the trustees of those very basic duties that the law imposesHosey v. Burgess, 890 S.W.2d 262 (1995)

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

relieve
I (free from burden) verb abate, allay, assuage, deliver, disburden, disencumber, disengage, emancipate, exempt, extricate, free, liberate, lighten, manumit, mitigate, moderate, relax, release, rid, set free, unburden, unload II (give aid) verb aid, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, better, calm, comfort, cure, ease, give help, give relief, heal, help, improve, medicate, meliorate, minister to, palliate, reenforce, remedy, render assistance, salve, soothe, succor, treat III index abate (lessen), aid, allay, alleviate, assist, assuage, commute, cure, demote, diminish, discharge (dismiss), discharge (liberate), discharge (release from obligation), disencumber, disentangle, divest, ease, excuse, exonerate, extricate, free, help, meliorate, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate (abate), redress, release, remedy

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • relieve — sustantivo masculino 1. Parte que sobresale en una superficie plana: Hay que lijar bien los relieves de la puerta para que quede lisa. 2. Elevación de la parte que sobresale de una superficie plana: La figura tiene un centímetro de relieve. 3.… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • relieve — re‧lieve [rɪˈliːv] verb [transitive] to make a bad situation less severe: • Its Japanese parent company is expected to inject capital to relieve its crushing $3 billion debt. relieve somebody of something phrasal verb [transitive] 1. to help… …   Financial and business terms

  • Relieve — Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise, fr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relieve — 1. m. Labor o figura que resalta sobre el plano. 2. Conjunto de formas complejas que accidentan la superficie del globo terráqueo. 3. Importancia o renombre de alguien o algo. 4. Pint. Realce o bulto que aparentan algunas cosas pintadas. 5.… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • relieve — [ri lēv′] vt. relieved, relieving [ME releven < OFr relever < L relevare, to lift up again < re , again + levare, to raise: see LEVER] 1. a) to ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.) b) to free (a person) from pain, discomfort,… …   English World dictionary

  • relieve — relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay are comparable when they mean to make something tolerable or less grievous. Though they are often used interchangeably, they are clearly distinguishable. Relieve implies a lifting of enough of …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Relieve — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término relieve puede referirse a: Relieve terrestre, para las formas que adopta la superficie de la corteza terrestre. Relieve (arte), para la técnica escultórica. Obtenido de Relieve Categoría:… …   Wikipedia Español

  • relieve — 1. alto relieve. → altorrelieve. 2. bajo relieve. → bajorrelieve …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • relieve — [v1] make less painful; let up on abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, break, brighten, calm, comfort, console, cure, decrease, diminish, divert, dull, ease, free, interrupt, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, palliate, qualify, quiet,… …   New thesaurus

  • relieve — ► VERB 1) alleviate or remove (pain, distress, or difficulty). 2) (usu. be relieved) cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious. 3) release (someone) from duty by taking their place. 4) (relieve of) take (a burden or responsibility)… …   English terms dictionary

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