relieve

(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain. Synonyms: alleviate, palliate, assuage. Example: "This pill will relieve your headaches."

(verb) free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. Synonyms: take over.

(verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. Synonyms: exempt, free. Example: "She exempted me from the exam."

(verb) lessen the intensity of or calm. Synonyms: still, allay, ease. Examples: "The news eased my conscience." "Still the fears."

(verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm. Synonyms: salvage, salve, save.

(verb) relieve oneself of troubling information. Synonyms: unbosom.

(verb) provide relief for. Synonyms: remedy. Example: "Remedy his illness."

(verb) free from a burden, evil, or distress.

(verb) take by stealing. Example: "The thief relieved me of $100."

(verb) grant exemption or release to. Synonyms: excuse, let off, exempt. Example: "Please excuse me from this class."

(verb) alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive. Synonyms: lighten. Examples: "Relieve the pressure and the stress." "Lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents."