"relieve" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈliːv/ Audio: en-us-relieve.ogg Forms: relieves [present, singular, third-person], relieving [participle, present], relieved [participle, past], relieved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Old French relever, specifically from the conjugated forms such as (jeo) relieve (“I lift up”), and its source, Latin relevo (“to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), combined form of re- (“back”) + levo (“to lift”). Doublet of relevate. Compare levant, levity, etc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|relever}} Old French relever, {{der|en|la|relevo||to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate}} Latin relevo (“to lift up, lighten, relieve, alleviate”), {{doublet|en|relevate}} Doublet of relevate Head templates: {{en-verb}} relieve (third-person singular simple present relieves, present participle relieving, simple past and past participle relieved)
  1. (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Bodily functions Translations (to ease from mental distress): успокоявам (uspokojavam) (Bulgarian), alleujar (Catalan), ulevit [perfective] (Czech), lette (Danish), opluchten (Dutch), mildigi (Esperanto), vapauttaa (Finnish), helpottaa (Finnish), soulager (French), aliviar (Galician), erleichtern (German), risollevare (Italian), risollevarsi (Italian), relevō (Latin), ulżyć [perfective] (Polish), aliviar (Portuguese), aliviar (Spanish), lätta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-QgxwJ8zO Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 26 5 2 11 3 2 24 14 2 2 3 5 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 3 14 3 4 19 16 5 5 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 4 4 11 7 4 17 11 5 4 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 4 3 12 6 3 20 13 4 3 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 3 10 5 3 24 16 3 3 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 4 3 11 4 3 20 11 4 4 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 20 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 4 4 11 4 3 18 9 4 4 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 27 2 2 13 3 2 24 13 3 3 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 4 4 12 7 4 19 10 4 4 6 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 4 4 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 5 4 11 7 4 19 11 4 4 6 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 4 3 12 5 3 22 11 4 3 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 25 3 3 13 4 3 24 12 3 3 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 3 3 12 4 3 20 11 4 5 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 5 3 10 4 5 19 10 6 6 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 31 1 1 13 2 1 28 14 2 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 20 7 3 10 4 3 18 10 4 4 7 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 5 4 10 6 4 17 11 5 4 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 3 3 16 4 3 17 9 4 3 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 3 3 12 6 3 21 12 3 3 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of 'to ease from mental distress': 33 19 13 2 1 5 4 1 3 3 3 0 12
  2. (transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. Tags: transitive Synonyms: liss Translations (to give relief from physical pain): облекчавам (oblekčavam) (Bulgarian), ulevit (Czech), helpottaa (Finnish), lievittää (Finnish), lenire (Italian), alleviare (Italian), mitigare (Italian), relevō (Latin), قیرمق (kırmak) (Ottoman Turkish), odciążać [imperfective] (Polish), odciążyć [perfective] (Polish), ulżyć [perfective] (Polish), aliviar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-f2eEr9xh Disambiguation of 'to give relief from physical pain': 9 28 4 5 0 9 17 1 6 5 12 0 3
  3. (transitive) To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). Tags: transitive Translations (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.): helpottaa (Finnish), lievittää (Finnish), lindern (German), mitigare (Italian), alleviare (Italian), assistere (Italian), relevō (Latin), قیرمق (kırmak) (Ottoman Turkish), ulżyć [perfective] (Polish), aliviar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-oq1XM7CR Disambiguation of 'to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.': 15 5 71 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
  4. (transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Bodily functions Translations (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty): помагам (pomagam) (Bulgarian), tukea (Finnish), avustaa (Finnish), entlasten (German), assistere (Italian), ulżyć [perfective] (Polish)
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  5. (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again. Tags: obsolete Translations (to lift up, raise again): nostaa pystyyn (Finnish), risollevare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-KVHzdTMz Disambiguation of 'to lift up, raise again': 2 2 1 1 81 3 0 3 1 1 4 0 1
  6. (now rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.). Tags: archaic Translations (to raise out of danger or from a specified difficulty etc.): vapauttaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-sSAmcxmg Disambiguation of 'to raise out of danger or from a specified difficulty etc.': 6 5 1 0 4 57 5 1 8 6 6 0 1
  7. (law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. Categories (topical): Law, Bodily functions Translations (law: to give legal relief): vapauttaa (Finnish), assistere (Italian), patrocinare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-vY1oQAIG Disambiguation of Bodily functions: 26 5 2 11 3 2 24 14 2 2 3 5 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 3 14 3 4 19 16 5 5 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 4 4 11 7 4 17 11 5 4 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 4 3 12 6 3 20 13 4 3 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 3 10 5 3 24 16 3 3 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 4 3 11 4 3 20 11 4 4 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 20 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 27 2 2 13 3 2 24 13 3 3 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 4 4 12 7 4 19 10 4 4 6 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 4 4 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 5 4 11 7 4 19 11 4 4 6 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 4 3 12 5 3 22 11 4 3 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 25 3 3 13 4 3 24 12 3 3 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 3 3 12 4 3 20 11 4 5 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 5 3 10 4 5 19 10 6 6 4 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 31 1 1 13 2 1 28 14 2 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 20 7 3 10 4 3 18 10 4 4 7 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 5 4 10 6 4 17 11 5 4 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 3 3 13 5 3 22 11 3 3 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 3 3 12 6 3 21 12 3 3 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 3 3 12 5 3 21 10 4 4 5 2 5 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'law: to give legal relief': 6 15 1 5 0 0 52 2 0 0 15 0 3
  8. (transitive) To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Bodily functions Translations (to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on): снемам обсада (snemam obsada) (Bulgarian), murtaa saarto (Finnish), fuascail (Irish), whakahirihiri (Maori)
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  9. To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc. Translations (to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.): освобождавам (osvoboždavam) (Bulgarian), vapauttaa (Finnish), rilevare (Italian), esautorare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-ld-hNzlD Disambiguation of 'to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.': 6 5 1 1 2 13 6 1 46 14 2 0 2
  10. (originally military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. Categories (topical): Military Translations (military: to free someone from their post): сменям (smenjam) (Bulgarian), rellevar (Catalan), aflossen (Dutch), vapauttaa (Finnish), relayer (French), ablösen (German), whakahirihiri (Maori), avløse (Norwegian Bokmål), avløyse (Norwegian Bokmål), avløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk), relevar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-lgwnZmDg Disambiguation of 'military: to free someone from their post': 7 6 0 0 0 14 20 5 8 38 0 0 1
  11. (now rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief. Tags: archaic Translations (to make stand out; to make prominent): правя релефен (pravja relefen) (Bulgarian), 解手 (jiě shǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 解溲 (jiě sōu) (Chinese Mandarin), 便溺 (biàn niào) (Chinese Mandarin), 方便 (fāng biàn) (Chinese Mandarin), vyprázdnit se [perfective] (Czech), korostaa (Finnish), käydä tarpeillaan (Finnish), keventää (Finnish), helpottaa oloaan (Finnish), faire ses besoins (French), se soulager (French), seine Notdurft verrichten (German), liberarsi (Italian), 用を足す (yō o tasu) (alt: ようをたす) (Japanese), aliviar-se (Portuguese), отправля́ть есте́ственные на́добности (otpravljátʹ jestéstvennyje nádobnosti) [imperfective] (Russian), отпра́вить есте́ственные на́добности (otprávitʹ jestéstvennyje nádobnosti) [perfective] (Russian), справля́ть нужду́ (spravljátʹ nuždú) [imperfective] (Russian), спра́вить нужду́ (správitʹ nuždú) [perfective] (Russian), облегча́ться (oblexčátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), облегчи́ться (oblexčítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-sIiszYjM Disambiguation of 'to make stand out; to make prominent': 2 2 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 1 81 0 2
  12. (reflexive, euphemistic) To urinate or defecate. Tags: euphemistic, reflexive Synonyms: defecate, urinate
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-1o0Lxav8 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  13. (reflexive, euphemistic) To ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm. Tags: euphemistic, reflexive Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: masturbate
    Sense id: en-relieve-en-verb-PpQJ4QJ3 Disambiguation of Sex: 4 5 3 3 0 4 3 2 11 9 3 0 54 Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pain-relieving, relieve nature, relieve oneself, relieving arch, relieving officer, relieving tackle Related terms: relevance, relevancy, relevant, relief, relievedly, reliever

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
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          "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
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          "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
          "word": "avløse"
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          "word": "relevar"
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          "text": "The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair […]",
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          "roman": "jiě shǒu",
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          "word": "解手"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to ease from mental distress",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to ease from mental distress",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to ease from mental distress",
      "word": "lätta"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oblekčavam",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "облекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "ulevit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "helpottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "lievittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "lenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "alleviare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "mitigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "relevō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kırmak",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "قیرمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "odciążać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odciążyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ulżyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give relief from physical pain",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "helpottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "lievittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "lindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "mitigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "alleviare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "assistere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "relevō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kırmak",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "قیرمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ulżyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pomagam",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "word": "помагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "word": "tukea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "word": "avustaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "word": "entlasten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "word": "assistere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ulżyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lift up, raise again",
      "word": "nostaa pystyyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to lift up, raise again",
      "word": "risollevare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to raise out of danger or from a specified difficulty etc.",
      "word": "vapauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "law: to give legal relief",
      "word": "vapauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "law: to give legal relief",
      "word": "assistere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "law: to give legal relief",
      "word": "patrocinare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "snemam obsada",
      "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
      "word": "снемам обсада"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
      "word": "murtaa saarto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
      "word": "fuascail"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on",
      "word": "whakahirihiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osvoboždavam",
      "sense": "to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.",
      "word": "освобождавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.",
      "word": "vapauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.",
      "word": "rilevare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.",
      "word": "esautorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smenjam",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "сменям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "rellevar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "aflossen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "vapauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "relayer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "ablösen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "whakahirihiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "avløse"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "avløyse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "avløyse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "military: to free someone from their post",
      "word": "relevar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pravja relefen",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "правя релефен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "korostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiě shǒu",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "解手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiě sōu",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "解溲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biàn niào",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "便溺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fāng biàn",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "方便"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vyprázdnit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "käydä tarpeillaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "keventää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "faire ses besoins"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "se soulager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "seine Notdurft verrichten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "liberarsi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようをたす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yō o tasu",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "用を足す"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "aliviar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpravljátʹ jestéstvennyje nádobnosti",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отправля́ть есте́ственные на́добности"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otprávitʹ jestéstvennyje nádobnosti",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отпра́вить есте́ственные на́добности"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spravljátʹ nuždú",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "справля́ть нужду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "správitʹ nuždú",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "спра́вить нужду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oblexčátʹsja",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "облегча́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oblexčítʹsja",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "облегчи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make stand out; to make prominent",
      "word": "helpottaa oloaan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "relieve"
}

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