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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
relieve — re|lieve [ rı liv ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to make pain or another bad physical feeling less unpleasant: Use a cooling gel to relieve the discomfort of sunburn. Your headaches can easily be relieved by regular aspirin. 2. ) to replace someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relieve of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms relieve of : present tense I/you/we/they relieve of he/she/it relieves of present participle relieving of past tense relieved of past participle relieved of 1) relieve someone of something formal to take a… … English dictionary
responsibility — noun 1 being responsible ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ awesome, big, enormous, grave, great, heavy … Collocations dictionary
relieve — verb 1》 alleviate or remove (pain, distress, or difficulty). ↘cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious. 2》 release (someone) from duty by taking their place. 3》 (relieve someone of) take (a burden or responsibility) from someone … English new terms dictionary
relieve — v.tr. 1 bring or provide aid or assistance to. 2 alleviate or reduce (pain, suffering, etc.). 3 mitigate the tedium or monotony of. 4 bring military support for (a besieged place). 5 release (a person) from a duty by acting as or providing a… … Useful english dictionary
relieve of — phr verb Relieve of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑post, ↑responsibility … Collocations dictionary
relieve someone of — take (a burden or responsibility) from someone. → relieve … English new terms dictionary
Command responsibility — Peace Palace in The Hague Medina standard redirects here. For Medina charter, see Constitution of Medina. Command responsibility, sometimes referred to as the Yamashita standard or the Medina standard, and also known as superior responsibility,… … Wikipedia
