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relieve[english]

Main Entry: relieve

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): relieved, relieving

Language: English

1 alleviate : aliviar, mitigar <to feel relieved : sentirse aliviado>
2 free : liberar, eximir <to relieve someone of responsibility for : eximir a alguien de la responsabilidad de>
3 replace : relevar (a un centinela, etc.)
4 break : romper <to relieve the monotony : romper la monotonía>

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