Definitions for the word, relieve

(v. t.) To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.

(v. t.) To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right.

(v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town.

(v. t.) To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise.

(v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.

(v. t.) To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

(v. t.) To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty.


52 words found in the Scrabble word, relieve



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



WordUnscrambler.net Information
Our site is designed to help you descramble the letters of words while playing the Scrabble® word game, Words with Friends®, Chicktionary, Word Jumbles, Text Twist, Super Text Twist, Text Twist 2, Word Whomp, Literati, Wordscraper, Lexulous, Wordfeud and many other word games. Cheating isn't always a bad thing! in our case it is a learning tool.