relieve

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re‧lieve S3 /rɪˈliːv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: relever 'to raise, relieve', from Latin relevare, from levare 'to raise']
1. PAIN to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings ⇨ relief:
Drugs helped to relieve the pain.
relieve tension/pressure/stress etc
Some people eat for comfort, to relieve their anxieties.
2. PROBLEM to make a problem less difficult or serious:
programs aimed at relieving unemployment
3. REPLACE SOMEBODY to replace someone when they have completed their duty or when they need a rest:
The guard will be relieved at midnight.
4. relieve yourself a polite expression meaning to ↑urinate – often used humorously
5. BORING to make something less dull and boring:
a plain wall relieved by flecks of blue and yellow
relieve the boredom/monotony
The books helped relieve the boredom of waiting.
6. WAR formal to free a town which an enemy has surrounded
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪ relieve pain What’s the best way of relieving back pain?
▪ relieve symptoms Drinking a pint of water should help to relieve the symptoms.
▪ relieve tension They all laughed and it helped to relieve the tension.
▪ relieve stress Don’t resort to alcohol to relieve your stress.
▪ relieve anxiety We offer patients a gentle massage to help relieve anxiety.
▪ relieve pressure Doctors should have inserted a needle into the lungs to relieve the pressure.
relieve somebody of something phrasal verb
1. formal to help someone by taking something from them, especially a job they do not want to do or something heavy that they are carrying:
A secretary was hired to relieve her of some of the administrative work.
He rose and relieved her of her bags.
2. relieve somebody of their post/duties/command etc formal to take away someone’s job because they have done something wrong:
After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command.
3. to steal something from someone – used humorously:
A couple of guys relieved him of his wallet.

relievehu

◎	[ri'li:v]
※	ngoại động từ
	■	làm an tâm, làm yên lòng, an ủi
		☆	to relieve someone's mind
			làm ai an tâm
		☆	to feel relieved
			cảm thấy yên lòng
	■	làm dịu đi, làm mất đi (cơn đau, lo âu, phiền muộn...); làm khuây khoả
		☆	to relieve someone's anxiety
			làm cho ai bớt lo âu
		☆	to relieve someone of his load
			làm nhẹ bớt gánh nặng cho ai, cất gánh nặng cho ai
		☆	to relieve one's feelings
			nói hết cho hả dạ, nói hết ý nghĩ của mình cho nhẹ người
	■	làm nhẹ bớt (trách nhiệm, gánh nặng..)
		☆	to relieve someone's of his position
			cách chức ai
		☆	to relieve someone of his cash (purse)
			(đùa cợt) đỡ nhẹ túi tiền của ai
	■	giúp đỡ, cứu giúp, cứu trợ
	■	kết thúc một cuộc bao vây, giải toả một cuộc bao vây; giải vây
		☆	the town was relieved
			thành phố đã được giải vây
	■	đổi (gác)
	■	(kỹ thuật) khai thông
	■	mang lại sự phong phú, muôn màu
	■	sự khuây khoả; điều làm giảm căng thẳng; điều làm giảm bớt sự đơn điệu, điều mang lại sự phong phú thú vị
	■	(+ oneself) đi tiểu; đi ỉa
	■	đắp (khắc, chạm) nổi
	■	nêu bật lên, làm nổi bật lên (trên một cái nền nào đó...)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lighten, excuse, let off, exempt, remedy, unbosom, salvage, salve, save, still, allay, ease, free, take over, alleviate, palliate, assuage
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  enforce, implement, apply