| slovo | definícia |
relieve
(mass) | relieve
- zbaviť |
relieve
(encz) | relieve,zbavit v: Zdeněk Brož |
relieve
(encz) | relieve,zprostit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Relieve
(gcide) | Relieve \Re*lieve"\ (r?-l?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relieved
(-l?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving.] [OE. releven, F.
relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare
to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- +
levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf.
Relevant, Relief.]
1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to
cause to rise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give
prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.
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Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky;
seemed almost of supernatural height. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or
variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.
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The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject
with a moral reflection. --Addison.
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4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs
down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting;
to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to
relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.
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5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil,
distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or
consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to
support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged
town.
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Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. --Dryden.
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6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another
in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of
any burden, or discharge of any duty.
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Who hath relieved you? --Shak.
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7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression,
by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the
removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or
the like; to right.
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Syn: To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help;
support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish;
remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.
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relieve
(wn) | relieve
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: relieve, alleviate,
palliate, assuage]
2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn:
take over, relieve]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage,
salve, relieve, save]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: unbosom,
relieve]
7: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy,
relieve]
8: free from a burden, evil, or distress
9: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
10: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off, exempt]
11: 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" [syn:
relieve, lighten] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
relieve
(mass) | relieve
- zbaviť |
relieve
(encz) | relieve,zbavit v: Zdeněk Brožrelieve,zprostit v: Zdeněk Brož |
relieve oneself
(encz) | relieve oneself,vyprázdnit se Zdeněk Brož |
relieve valve
(encz) | relieve valve,ventil pojistný n: Suky |
relieved
(encz) | relieved,odlehčený adj: Zdeněk Brožrelieved,zbaven v: Zdeněk Brož |
reliever
(encz) | reliever, |
relieves
(encz) | relieves,zprošťuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
unrelieved
(encz) | unrelieved, |
Relieved
(gcide) | Relieve \Re*lieve"\ (r?-l?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relieved
(-l?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving.] [OE. releven, F.
relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare
to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- +
levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf.
Relevant, Relief.]
1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to
cause to rise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give
prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.
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Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky;
seemed almost of supernatural height. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or
variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.
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The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject
with a moral reflection. --Addison.
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4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs
down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting;
to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to
relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.
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5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil,
distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or
consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to
support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged
town.
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Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. --Dryden.
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6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another
in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of
any burden, or discharge of any duty.
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Who hath relieved you? --Shak.
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7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression,
by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the
removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or
the like; to right.
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Syn: To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help;
support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish;
remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.
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Relievement
(gcide) | Relievement \Re*lieve"ment\ (-ment), n.
The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief;
release. [Archaic.]
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Reliever
(gcide) | Reliever \Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, relieves.
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Unrelieved
(gcide) | Unrelieved \Unrelieved\
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relieve
(wn) | relieve
v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: relieve, alleviate,
palliate, assuage]
2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn:
take over, relieve]
3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage,
salve, relieve, save]
6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: unbosom,
relieve]
7: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy,
relieve]
8: free from a burden, evil, or distress
9: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
10: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
class" [syn: excuse, relieve, let off, exempt]
11: 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" [syn:
relieve, lighten] |
relieve oneself
(wn) | relieve oneself
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,
relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee,
wee-wee, pass water] |
relieved
(wn) | relieved
adj 1: (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn:
alleviated, eased, relieved]
2: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the
jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his
protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of
his truck" [syn: jutting, projected, projecting,
protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)] |
reliever
(wn) | reliever
n 1: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get
dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for
dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer
fill-ins" [syn: stand-in, substitute, relief,
reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms
and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"
[syn: reliever, allayer, comforter]
3: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: reliever,
relief pitcher, fireman] |
unrelieved
(wn) | unrelieved
adj 1: not lessened or diminished; "unrelieved suffering" [syn:
undiminished, unrelieved] |
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