Do you have anything to relieve a headache?
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Relieve
//ɹɪˈliːv//
Synonyms for "relieve" (333 found)
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Closest matches (67)
Strong matches (100)
disencumberdisentitledispensedisplacedissentdisunifydivaricatedivergediversifydivestdo a hitchdo a stintdo a tourdo gooddo timedoctordoubledouble fordraindull
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easeease mattersease one ofencourageenlistexemplifyexemptfavorfill infill in forfomentfreeghostghostwritegive a boostgive a handgive a liftgive comfortgive helpgive reliefhave a gohave little weighthave tenureheartenhelphold officekeep a watchkick the beamknock offknock overlaylend a handlend one aidlessenletliberateliftlightenlighten one oflisslootlullmake lightmake lighter
Related words (166)
Verb(69 words)
masturbatemicturatemoochmove one's bowelsnippalliatepass waterpeepiddlepinchpinch a loafpinch one offpissplay pocket poolplay with oneselfpleasure oneselfpoopoohpoopprig
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raperemedyrestrub one outsalvagesalvesaveself-abuseself-polluteservice oneselfsharnshartshissshitshiteskeetslashsnatchsnigglestealstillstoolstrokesuccourswipetake a craptake a dumptake a leaktake a pisstake a shittake a whiztake overtake the browns to the super bowltinkletosstoss offtouch oneselfunbosomuncoilurinatevoidvoid one's bowelswankwank offweewee weewhack offwhizwiddle
milkminemitigatemoderatemollifynumboff-loadpacifypadpalliatepat on the backpinch hitpinch-hitplunderpoulticepour balm intopour oil onproffer aidprotectput at ease
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qualifyquietraiserallyransackre-upreassurereclaimredeemreducereduce weightreenlistrelaxreleaserender assistancereplacerepresentrescuerestrestoreresuscitatereviveridriflerobrotatesalvagesalvesaveserve timeset at easeset upsign upslackenslakesoftensolacesoothesparespellspell offstandstand in forstick upstillstupesubsubduesubrogatesubstitutesubstitute forsucceedsuccorsupersedesupplantsupplysupportswap places withsympathize withtake away fromtake fromtake in towtake turnstaptempertime offunballastunbosomunburdenunderstudyunderstudy forunladeunloadvariatevariegatevaryweigh lightly
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8 entriesRelated terms
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1 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
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4 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Translations
115 translations across 27 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- облекчавам verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- освобождавам verb (to release from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.)
- помагам verb (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty)
- правя релефен verb (to make stand out; to make prominent)
Catalan
2 entries- alleujar verb (to ease from mental distress)
- rellevar verb (military: to free someone from their post)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 便溺 verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- 安心 verb (to ease from mental distress)
- 放心 verb (to ease from mental distress)
- 方便 verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Czech
3 entries- ulevit verb (to ease from mental distress)
- ulevit verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- vyprázdnit se verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Danish
1 entries- lette verb (to ease from mental distress)
Dutch
2 entries- aflossen verb (military: to free someone from their post)
- opluchten verb (to ease from mental distress)
Esperanto
1 entries- mildigi verb (to ease from mental distress)
Finnish
4 entries- avustaa verb (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty)
- helpottaa verb (to ease from mental distress)
- helpottaa verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- helpottaa verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
French
4 entries- faire ses besoins verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- relayer verb (military: to free someone from their post)
- se soulager verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- soulager verb (to ease from mental distress)
Galician
1 entries- aliviar verb (to ease from mental distress)
German
4 entries- ablösen verb (military: to free someone from their post)
- entlasten verb (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty)
- erleichtern verb (to ease from mental distress)
- lindern verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
Hebrew
1 entries- הֵסֵךְ אֶת רַגְלָיו verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Irish
1 entries- fuascail verb (to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on)
Italian
4 entries- alleviare verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- alleviare verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
- assistere verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
- assistere verb (to provide comfort or assistance to someone in need, especially in poverty)
Japanese
1 entries- 用を足す verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Latin
3 entries- relevō verb (to ease from mental distress)
- relevō verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- relevō verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
Māori
2 entries- whakahirihiri verb (to bring military help to a besieged town; to lift the siege on)
- whakahirihiri verb (military: to free someone from their post)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- avløse verb (military: to free someone from their post)
- avløyse verb (military: to free someone from their post)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- avløyse verb (military: to free someone from their post)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- قیرمق verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- قیرمق verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
Polish
4 entries- odciążać verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- odciążyć verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- ulżyć verb (to ease from mental distress)
- ulżyć verb (to give relief from physical pain)
Portuguese
3 entries- aliviar verb (to ease from mental distress)
- aliviar verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
- aliviar-se verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Russian
4 entries- облегча́ться verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- облегчи́ться verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- отпра́вить есте́ственные на́добности verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- отправля́ть есте́ственные на́добности verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
Spanish
4 entries- aleviar verb (to ease from mental distress)
- aleviar verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- aliviar verb (to ease from mental distress)
- aliviar verb (to give relief from physical pain)
Swedish
1 entries- lätta verb (to ease from mental distress)
Thai
3 entries- บรรเทา verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
- ปลดทุกข์ verb (euphemistically: to urinate or defecate)
- ปลดเปลื้อง verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
Turkish
4 entries- hafifletmek verb (to give relief from physical pain)
- hafifletmek verb (to alleviate pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.)
- iç açmak verb (to ease from mental distress)
- rahatlatmak verb (to ease from mental distress)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain.
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No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
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If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
Source: tatoeba (39991)
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