Relief vs Relieve - What's the difference?
relief | relieve | Derived terms |
The removal of stress or discomfort.
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, passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,
The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
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, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=20 The person who takes over a shift for another.
Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
(legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
The difference of elevations on a surface.
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.}}
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
(obsolete) To lift up; to raise again.
(legal) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the seige on.
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
(military, job) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
* 1819 , (Lord Byron), , III.76:
* 1927 , (Countee Cullen), From the Dark Tower :
(reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.
Relieve is a related term of relief.
Relieve is a derived term of relief.
In lang=en terms the difference between relief and relieve
is that relief is court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress while relieve is to free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.As a noun relief
is the removal of stress or discomfort.As a verb relieve is
to ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.relief
English
(wikipedia relief)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . See also relieve.Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Tony's face expressed relief , and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,
Synonyms
* (removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss, respite * (feeling of removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss * (person who takes over a shift) stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-inDerived terms
* relieve * relief agency * relief pitcher * relief map * relief workerEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
Synonyms
* (type of artwork) embossing * (difference of elevations on a surface) texture, topographyAnagrams
* * ----relieve
English
Verb
(reliev)- This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
- The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair [...].
- The night whose sable breast relieves the stark / White stars is no less lovely being dark
