1. to make pain, distress, or discomfort less severe or more bearable
2. to free someone from a duty or burden by taking their place
3. to remove or dismiss someone from a position
Usage: formal

Examples

• The medicine helped relieve her headache.
• A hot bath can relieve muscle tension after exercise.
• The night shift worker will relieve you at midnight.
• The general was relieved of his command after the failed mission.
• The colorful flowers relieved the dullness of the gray wall.
• She took deep breaths to relieve her anxiety before the presentation.