relieve

[ ri-leev ]
/ rɪˈliv /

verb (used with object), re·lieved, re·liev·ing.

verb (used without object), re·lieved, re·liev·ing.

Baseball. to act as a relief pitcher: He relieved in 52 games for the Pirates last season.

Idioms for relieve

    to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.

Origin of relieve

1300–50; Middle English releven < Middle French relever to raise < Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten, equivalent to re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight

SYNONYMS FOR relieve

1 mitigate, assuage, allay, lighten, lessen, abate, diminish.
3 support, sustain.
4 aid, help, assist, succor.

ANTONYMS FOR relieve

1 intensify.

synonym study for relieve

1. 2. 3. See comfort.

OTHER WORDS FROM relieve

Words nearby relieve

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British Dictionary definitions for relieve oneself

relieve
/ (rɪˈliːv) /

verb (tr)

Derived forms of relieve

relievable, adjective

Word Origin for relieve

C14: from Old French relever, from Latin relevāre to lift up, relieve, from re- + levāre to lighten

Medical definitions for relieve oneself

relieve
[ rĭ-lēv′ ]

v.

To cause a lessening or alleviation of something, such as pain, tension, or a symptom.
To free an individual from pain, anxiety, or distress.

Other words from relieve

re•liev′a•ble adj.

Idioms and Phrases with relieve oneself

relieve oneself

Urinate or defecate, as in The puppy relieved itself in the middle of the floor. The use of relieve for these bodily functions dates from the mid-1800s.