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relieve verb

  /ɹɪˈliːv/
  • (transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]
avustaa, tukea
helpottaa oloaan, keventää, käydä tarpeillaan
  • (transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]
  • (transitive) To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). [from 14th c.]
helpottaa, lievittää
  • (legal) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]
helpottaa, lievittää, vapauttaa
  • (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
helpottaa, vapauttaa
  • (now, _, rare) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief. [from 18th c.]
korostaa
  • (transitive) To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on. [from 16th c.]
murtaa saarto
  • (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again. [15th–17th c.]
nostaa pystyyn
  • (now, _, rare) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.). [from 15th c.]
  • To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc. [from 16th c.]
  • (originally, military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]
vapauttaa

relieved adjective

  /ɹɪˈliːvd/
  • Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
huojentunut
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