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provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress" free from a burden, evil, or distress take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100" free someone temporarily from his or her obligations grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" relieve oneself of troubling information grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" provide relief for; "remedy his illness" save from ruin, destruction, or harm lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" |
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