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relieves

verb

Meaning

  1. To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
  2. To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
  3. To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
  4. To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
  5. To lift up; to raise again.
  6. To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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