relieves

Takes over for

Relieves is the third-person singular of relieve, meaning to ease or lessen something burdensome.

A medication relieves pain; good news relieves anxiety.

To relieve someone is to take over their duties: The night shift relieves us at midnight.

In military contexts, forces relieve a besieged position by ending the siege.

To relieve oneself is a euphemism for urinating or defecating.

alleviates

soothes

Gently relieves distress

mitigates · reduces · lessens · diminishes · lightens · ameliorates · allays · mollifies · palliates · abates

Categories
  • superficies grabadas
Opposites
alleviating vs. intensifying discomfort

relievesaggravates

Makes more severe

worsens · exacerbates · intensifies · compounds · heightens

removing vs. adding burden

relievesburdens

Weighty obligations borne

loads · encumbers · weighs down · saddles · overloads

replacing on duty vs. keeping on duty

relievesretains

Continues to possess

extends · holds · detains · continues

Phrases
Family

relieve, relieved, relieving, reliever, unrelieved, relievers, relievable, relieve oneself

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G