relieve in WordNet English dictionary

1. lessen the intensity of or calm
   "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
   still  allay  relieve  ease 
   
2. provide physical relief, as from pain
   "This pill will relieve your headaches"
   relieve  alleviate  palliate  assuage 
   
3. grant exemption or release to
   "Please excuse me from this class"
   excuse  relieve  let off  exempt 
   
4. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
   "She exempted me from the exam"
   exempt  relieve  free 
   
5. 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"
   relieve  lighten 
   
6. provide relief for
   "remedy his illness"
   remedy  relieve 
   
7. relieve oneself of troubling information
   unbosom  relieve 
   
8. take by stealing
   "The thief relieved me of $100"
   relieve 
   
9. free from a burden, evil, or distress
   relieve 
   
10. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
    salvage  salve  relieve  save 
    
11. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
    take over  relieve