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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in relaxed, tranquilized
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- relaxed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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relieved
verbpast tense of relieve
Synonyms & Antonyms of relieved (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make more bearable or less severe
- an ice pack will relieve the swelling
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2
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
- the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator
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- cleared,
- disburdened,
- disencumbered,
- divested,
- freed,
- rid
- (also ridded),
- unburdened
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3
to take the place of
- at daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty
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The first known use of relieved was in 1850
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