releeve
releeve is the obsolete spelling of relieve.
Meaning of relieve
Verb
relieve (third-person singular simple present relieves, present participle relieving, simple past and past participle relieved)
- To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
- I was greatly relieved by the jury's verdict.
- To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
- Synonyms:
- liss
- To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
- To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
- To lift up; to raise again.
- To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).
Forms of releeve
| third-person singular present | releeves |
|---|---|
| present participle | releeving |
| past participle | releeved |
| past | releeved |
Questions about releeve
- What is releeve the obsolete spelling of?
- Releeve is the obsolete spelling of relieve.
Words near releeve in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: releeve (page history and authors); relieve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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