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/ɹɪˈliːv/ · verb
(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of..
I was greatly relieved by the jury's verdict.
Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
In 1574, the duke of Alva laid siege to Leiden to gain control of Holland's most beautiful and prosperous city. To relieve the siege, William of Orange and his followers opened the city's protective dikes to flush out—literally—the surrounding Spanish forces.
Carrados was carrying a small leather case which he allowed Loudham to relieve him of, together with his hat and gloves.
They had thought it obsolete, but, were relieved of this misapprehension by Yule’s friend Major Trotter.
The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair […]
The night whose sable breast relieves the stark / White stars is no less lovely being dark
Use relieve when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Relieve means (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of..
Common synonyms include allay, assuage, liss, boo-boo.
Possible antonyms include apply, implement, enforce.
I was greatly relieved by the jury's verdict.
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