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relieve

relieve - verb

To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate. See increase.
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang shake. See keep.
To give support or assistance: abet, aid, assist, boost, help(out), succor. See help.
To free from an obligation or duty: absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, spare. See free.
To free from a specific duty by acting as a substitute: spell, take over. See substitute.