relieve

verbs

provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
relieve, take over
is derived from
reliever
is derived from
reliever
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
exempt, free, relieve
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
allay, ease, relieve, still
is derived from
reliever
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
relieve, salvage, salve, save
relieve oneself of troubling information
relieve, unbosom
provide relief for
"remedy his illness"
relieve, remedy
free from a burden, evil, or distress
relieve
is a type of (narrower)
relieve from
"Rid the house of pests"
disembarrass, free, rid
take by stealing
"The thief relieved me of $100"
relieve
is a type of (narrower)
take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
take
grant exemption or release to
"Please excuse me from this class"
excuse, exempt, let off, relieve
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"
lighten, relieve