LEARNit Dictionary

relieve

verb
B2+
1
B2+
to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain
تسکین دادن, آرام کردن, رفع کردن, برطرف کردن, کاهش دادن
2
C1+
to make a problem less serious
تسکین دادن, کاهش دادن, برطرف کردن, تخفیف دادن, سبک کردن
efforts to relieve poverty
to relieve traffic congestion
Aid workers called for further effort from governments to relieve the famine.
synonym alleviate
3
to make something less boring, especially by introducing something different
تنوع بخشیدن
We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.
The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.
4
to replace somebody at the end of their period of duty
تعویض نگهبان, رفتن به جای کسی, رها کردن از وظیفه
to relieve a sentry
You'll be relieved at six o'clock.
5
to free a town, etc. from an enemy army that has surrounded it
آزاد کردن, از محاصره درآوردن
6
a polite way of referring to going to the toilet
راحت شدن
I had to relieve myself behind a bush.