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      relieve
      verb
      alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
      grant exemption or release to
      take by stealing
      free from a burden, evil, or distress
      provide relief for
      relieve oneself of troubling information
      save from ruin, destruction, or harm
      lessen the intensity of or calm
      grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
      free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
      provide physical relief, as from pain
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backlevo-liev · Latin · lighten, raise
      Synonyms for relieve
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      Words related to relieve
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      Where does relieve come from?

      The word relieve breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -liev, from Latin levo (“lighten, raise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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