/rɪˈliːv/
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Translation
To make pain or worry smaller, or to take it away.
Word origin
From Latin relevare, meaning to lift again or lighten, from re (again) and levare (to raise).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- relevare
- English cognates
- relief, elevate
Grammar
Verb typeregular (relieve, relieves, relieved)
Examples
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"Relieve" means to make the pain less.
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"Relieved" describes how you feel when a worry goes away.
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The bath makes the muscles feel better.
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