Definizione monolingua

relieve

relieve (third-person singular simple present relieves, present participle relieving, simple past and past participle relieved)

1. To ease (a person, persons thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
2. To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]
3. To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). [from 14th c.]
4. To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]
5. (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again. [15th-17th c.]
6. (now rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.). [from 15th c.]
7. (law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]

   This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.

8. To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the seige on. [from 16th c.]
9. To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc. [from 16th c.]
10. (military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]
11. (now rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief. [from 18th c.]
    • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.76:

      The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair [...].

12. (reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate. [from 20th c.]

relieve m. (plural relieves)

1. relief (protrusion)

Definizione dizionario relieve

	scaricare
	Liberarsi di un peso appoggiandolo in tutto o in parte altrove.

agevolare

aiutare

alleggerire

alleviare

esimere

esonerare

liberare

mitigare

rilevare

sgravare

soccorrere

sollevare

sostituire

togliere

Altri significati:

(military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]

To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the seige on. [from 16th c.]

relieve (one another)

(reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate. [from 20th c.]

give relief from pain

To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]

To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]

(now rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or '''from''' (a specified difficulty etc.). [from 15th c.]

To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). [from 14th c.]

To lessen the intensity of a situation.

To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc. [from 16th c.]

(now rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief. [from 18th c.]

(obsolete) To lift up; to raise again. [15th-17th c.]

To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]

(law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]