relieve

/ri'li:v/
Verb
  1. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
    • relieve the pressure and the stress
    • lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
  2. grant exemption or release to
    • Please excuse me from this class
  3. take by stealing
    • The thief relieved me of $100
  4. free from a burden, evil, or distress
  5. provide relief for
    • remedy his illness
  6. relieve oneself of troubling information
  7. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  8. lessen the intensity of or calm
    • The news eased my conscience
    • still the fears
  9. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
    • She exempted me from the exam
  10. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
  11. provide physical relief, as from pain
    • This pill will relieve your headaches

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The nurse gives the patient a pill to relieve his headache.