relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage -- (provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches")
take over, relieve -- (free someone temporarily from his or her obligations)
exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")
still, allay, relieve, ease -- (lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears")
salvage, salve, relieve, save -- (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)
unbosom, relieve -- (relieve oneself of troubling information)
remedy, relieve -- (provide relief for; "remedy his illness")
relieve -- (free from a burden, evil, or distress)
relieve -- (take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100")
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt -- (grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class")
relieve, lighten -- (alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents")
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