relieve
Definitions
Verb
- Provide physical relief, as from pain
- Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
- Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
- Lessen the intensity of or calm
- Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- Relieve oneself of troubling information
- Provide relief for
- Free from a burden, evil, or distress
- Take by stealing
- Grant exemption or release to
- Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "relieve".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "relieve".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "relieve".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | 2 | 200 |
| 2 | believed | 2 | 77 |
| 3 | relief | 2 | 66 |
| 4 | relative | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | believes | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | relieved | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | revive | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | relied | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | unrelieved | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | believer | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | relies | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | relieves | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | relive | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | retrieve | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | reprieve | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | reliever | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | relievers | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | relived | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | reeve | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rieves | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "relieve" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "relieve" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to relieve | 1 | 8 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "relieve" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "relieve".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 6
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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