relieve

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de supprimer ou de diminuer une douleur, une souffrance ou un fardeau, ainsi que le fait de prendre en charge les obligations de quelqu'un d'autre.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing or reducing pain, distress, or a burden, or taking over a duty from someone.

1. Reduce pain or discomfortB1formal

   To make pain, distress, or a problem less severe.

   Soulager

   • The medicine helped relieve her headache.
   • A warm bath can relieve muscle tension.
   • He took a deep breath to relieve his anxiety.

   Synonymesallayalleviateassuageeaselessenmitigatereducesoothe

   Antonymesaggravateexacerbateintensifyworsen

2. Free from a duty or burdenB2formal

   To take over a task or responsibility from someone, freeing them.

   relever (quelqu'un) de (une tâche)

   • The night shift worker will relieve the day guard at 6 PM.
   • She was relieved of her duties after the incident.
   • The new assistant relieved him of the paperwork.

   Synonymesdischargereleasereplacespare

   Antonymesburdenchargeencumberloadsaddle

3. Alleviate boredom or monotonyB2informal

   To make something less boring or monotonous.

   rompre la monotonie

   • A joke can relieve the tension in a meeting.
   • They played games to relieve the boredom of the long flight.
   • The colorful decorations relieved the plainness of the room.

   Synonymesbreakdiversifyenlivenintersperseliven uppunctuatespice upvary