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.

Examples of relieve of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now he’s relieved of being forced to fake it the rest of the season. —Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

The Guard will be back under my command — and Donald Trump will be relieved of his command at noon tomorrow. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 June 2025

Thibodeau was indeed relieved of his head coaching duties on June 3. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025

Normally, the No. 1 motivator of movement is salary-cap constraint, and a lot of teams have been relieved of that this year. —Scott Powers, New York Times, 6 June 2025

Rhymes for relieve of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove