"relieve oneself" meaning in English

See relieve oneself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: relieves oneself [present, singular, third-person], relieving oneself [participle, present], relieved oneself [participle, past], relieved oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} relieve oneself (third-person singular simple present relieves oneself, present participle relieving oneself, simple past and past participle relieved oneself)
  1. (euphemistic) To urinate or defecate. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-relieve_oneself-en-verb-1o0Lxav8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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