relieve of
phrasal verb
relieved of; relieving of; relieves of
1
formal
: to take (something that is difficult or unpleasant) from (someone)
She signed a contract that relieved him of all responsibility regarding the business.
The law relieves you of any liability.
2
informal + humorous
: to steal (something) from (someone)
Someone relieved him of his wallet.
3
: to remove (someone who has done something wrong) from (a post, duty, job, etc.)
The general was relieved of his command.
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With this one invention, millions of secretaries would soon be relieved of the drudgery of constant retyping, and the business office would have a boon in productivity almost as profound as the one the typewriter itself had ushered in long before.
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Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The group’s leaders can now claim to have gone head-to-head with a superpower and won and be relieved of the pressure the U.S. bombing was putting on them.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
The Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers were first out of the gate, announcing that Greg Cronin and Peter Laviolette had been relieved of their duties.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Even with that understanding, Jenkins has been relieved of his duties.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Pat Butler, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
The group’s leaders can now claim to have gone head-to-head with a superpower and won and be relieved of the pressure the U.S. bombing was putting on them.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2025
The Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers were first out of the gate, announcing that Greg Cronin and Peter Laviolette had been relieved of their duties.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Even with that understanding, Jenkins has been relieved of his duties.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relieve of
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“Relieve of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieve%20of. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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