relieve
     v 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
          relieve your headaches" [syn: {alleviate}, {palliate}, {assuage}]
     2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [syn: {take
        over}]
     3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
        "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: {exempt}, {free}]
        [ant: {enforce}]
     4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
        conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: {still}, {allay}, {ease}]
     5: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: {salvage}, {salve},
         {save}]
     6: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {unbosom}]
     7: alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
     8: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: {remedy}]
     9: free from a burden, evil, or distress
     10: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
     11: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this
         class" [syn: {excuse}, {let off}, {exempt}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0