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  • 61relieve — verb 1》 alleviate or remove (pain, distress, or difficulty).     ↘cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious. 2》 release (someone) from duty by taking their place. 3》 (relieve someone of) take (a burden or responsibility) from someone …

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  • 62relieve — v.tr. 1 bring or provide aid or assistance to. 2 alleviate or reduce (pain, suffering, etc.). 3 mitigate the tedium or monotony of. 4 bring military support for (a besieged place). 5 release (a person) from a duty by acting as or providing a… …

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  • 63relieve hundido — m Relieve escultуrico cuyas partes mбs prominentes estбn por debajo del nivel de la superficie original o al mismo nivel …

    Diccionario de Construcción y Arquitectur

  • 64relieve — verb /ɹɪˈliːv/ a) To ease (a person, persons thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations. b) To ease (someone, a part of… …

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  • 65Relieve terrestre — Recibe este nombre la capa superficial de la superficie terrestre, objeto de estudio de la Geografía y mas concretamente de la Geomorfología, el relieve terrestre esta en continua evolución, producto de la interacción de los factores geográficos …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 66relieve of — phr verb Relieve of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑post, ↑responsibility …

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  • 67relieve — v. 1) (D; tr.) to relieve of (the general was relieved of his command) 2) (R) it relieved me to learn that they were safe * * * [rɪ liːv] (R) it relieved me to learn that they were safe (D;tr.) to relieveof (the general was relieved of his… …

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  • 68relieve — [14] Relieve goes back via Old French relever to Latin relevāre ‘raise again’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘again’ and levāre ‘raise’ (source of English elevate, levy, etc). Its metaphorical extension to ‘lighten, alleviate’ began… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 69relieve —    American    to dismiss from employment    The use suggests that the employer is doing the employee a kindness. The British relieve of duties is usually of an official for misbehaviour or dereliction of duty, pending a full enquiry and… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 70relieve oneself — formal or euphemistic urinate or defecate. → relieve …

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