Definition
to reduce pain, distress, or difficulty; to take over duties from someone
Etymology
from Old French 'relever' meaning 'to raise up again', from Latin 're-' + 'levare' meaning 'to lift'
Kelly Says
The beautiful imagery in 'relieve' suggests lifting a burden off someone - which is exactly what relief does, whether physical or emotional!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
መፈታት
me-fe-tat
BGБългарски
olakšati
o-LAK-sha-ti
ETEesti
olajšati
o-LAI-sha-ti
EUEuskara
verlig
ver-LIKH
GLGalego
lasaitu
la-sai-TU
HRHrvatski
олакошати
o-la-ko-SHA-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
meringankan
LTLietuvių
atvieglināt
at-vye-GLI-naat
LVLatviešu
kergendama
ker-gen-DA-ma
MNМонгол
သက်သာစေ
thet-tha-se
MSBahasa Melayu
meringankan
SKSlovenčina
облекчавам
ob-lek-CHA-vam
SLSlovenščina
alleujar
a-lye-oo-ZHAR
SRСрпски
paleisti
pa-lei-STI
TLTL
magbigay ng kalayaan