relieve verb (HELP) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/rɪˈliːv/ v

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[T] to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need

emergency food aid to help relieve the famine

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[T] to take the place of someone and continue doing their job or duties

I'm on duty until 2 p.m. and then Peter is coming to relieve me.

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[T] formal to free a place that has been surrounded by an enemy army by military force

An armoured battalion was sent to relieve the besieged town.

(Definition of relieve verb (HELP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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