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[T] to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in needemergency food aid to help relieve the famine
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[T] to take the place of someone and continue doing their job or dutiesI'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 forceAn armoured battalion was sent to relieve the besieged town.