relieve

  • 11relieve — ► VERB 1) alleviate or remove (pain, distress, or difficulty). 2) (usu. be relieved) cause (someone) to stop feeling distressed or anxious. 3) release (someone) from duty by taking their place. 4) (relieve of) take (a burden or responsibility)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12relieve — c.1300, from O.Fr. relever to raise, relieve (11c.), from L. relevare to raise, alleviate, from re , intensive prefix, + levare to lift up, lighten, from levis not heavy (see LEVER (Cf. lever)). The notion is to raise (someone) out of trouble.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13relieve of — index dispossess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 14relieve — (Del ital. rilievo.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Figura o cualquier otra cosa que resalta sobre el plano: ■ en las labores de punto de cruz se aprecia el relieve del hilo; la tabla tiene relieve porque no está bien pulida. SINÓNIMO prominencia… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 15relieve — re|lieve S3 [rıˈli:v] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pain)¦ 2¦(problem)¦ 3¦(replace somebody)¦ 4 relieve yourself 5¦(boring)¦ 6¦(war)¦ Phrasal verbs  relieve somebody of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16relieve — s m I. 1 Configuración de una superficie que tiene partes que sobresalen o resaltan: relieve de un terreno, un relieve muy abrupto 2 Parte que resalta o sobresale de una superficie 3 Obra escultórica que se hace sobre una superficie, tallando… …

    Español en México

  • 17relieve — [[t]rɪli͟ːv[/t]] relieves, relieving, relieved 1) VERB If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. [V n] Drugs can relieve much of the pain... [V n] This should save… …

    English dictionary

  • 18relieve */*/ — UK [rɪˈliːv] / US [rɪˈlɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms relieve : present tense I/you/we/they relieve he/she/it relieves present participle relieving past tense relieved past participle relieved 1) to make pain or another bad physical feeling… …

    English dictionary

  • 19relieve — {{#}}{{LM R33597}}{{〓}} {{SynR34427}} {{[}}relieve{{]}} ‹re·lie·ve› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Lo que sobresale o resalta sobre una superficie. {{<}}2{{>}} Conjunto de accidentes geográficos de la superficie de la Tierra. {{<}}3{{>}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 20relieve — re|lieve [ rı liv ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to make pain or another bad physical feeling less unpleasant: Use a cooling gel to relieve the discomfort of sunburn. Your headaches can easily be relieved by regular aspirin. 2. ) to replace someone… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English