verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
alleviate/relieve poverty formal (= make it less severe )
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What has the West done to alleviate poverty in the world?
be relieved of your command formal (= lose your military position because you have done something wrong )
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The General was relieved of his command due to misconduct.
reduce/ease/relieve tension
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Breathing deeply helps to clear my mind and reduce tension.
reduce/relieve anxiety
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The drug helps to reduce anxiety, allowing you to feel relaxed.
reduce/relieve stress
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Don’t resort to alcohol to relieve your stress.
relieve the boredom
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a game to relieve the boredom of a long journey
relieve the tedium
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We sang while we worked, to relieve the tedium .
relieve/alleviate symptoms formal (= make them less severe )
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Take aspirin to relieve the symptoms, and keep warm.
relieve/break the monotony
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He suggested a card game to relieve the monotony of the journey.
relieve/ease pain ( also alleviate pain formal ) (= make it less severe )
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Exercise can help to relieve lower back pain.
relieve/ease/reduce overcrowding
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There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
greatly
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In many ways I was greatly relieved as it had become obvious to me that he wasn't well.
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The party was greatly relieved to get the whole business over and done with.
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At first there was no response to Cleo's knock, at which Dauntless was greatly relieved .
so
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She was so relieved to hear this that she could not make any further self-sacrifice.
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I jogged, sprinted towards my inanimate friend and when I got there I was so relieved I wanted to cry.
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It had taken two of them to free me from the current and I was so relieved .
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I was so relieved I went to bed for two days.
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She was so relieved that she had saved him.
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I was so relieved that I even gave them time to finish their ice creams.
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Laura was so relieved that she could only nod silently while she followed him out of the room.
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We were so relieved to have got away and to somewhere nice.
very
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She says they were very relieved and thanked those who had helped the family.
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I felt guilty, but secretly I was very relieved .
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She was very relieved , so much so that she felt weak.
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Male speaker I was really really happy because we had nine days off school I was very relieved .
when
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She was relieved when the New Year arrived and things returned to normal.
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He was relieved when he saw Earnhardt's trademark sly smile.
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I will be profoundly relieved when I can escape from the prosaic explanations and defences of this present sprawling mess of words.
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I try hard not to look awed and am relieved when I manage to appear nothing more than suitably impressed.
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The knife frightened her, and she was relieved when he threw it down.
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I am relieved when I get sick once again, just as I have before at times of unbearable tension.
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For once she was relieved when her shift was over and it was time to go home.
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He was anxious about her tonight and more than relieved when he found out she was all right.
■ NOUN
anxiety
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To relieve anxiety about funeral costs, we will introduce a funeral payment of £600, available on request.
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And as they get older, they do everything conceivable to relieve that anxiety of that closeness.
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Free discussion about attitudes to a problem will relieve anxiety , and mutual support can be obtained.
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Containment relieves anxiety about strong feelings and impulses getting out of control.
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This will go some way towards relieving the anxiety of those who felt that the fine and reprimands were far too limp.
boredom
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Pleasure will also follow from moving from a low level to a higher one: the relieving of boredom .
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He attempts reading it upside down, which temporarily relieves the boredom .
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These inventions not only relieved the boredom but gave escape from pain.
burden
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To relieve policyholders of this burden , we have now index-linked everyone's cover.
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We have tried to explain to the government that by moving, the Rabari are relieving it of a burden .
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She added, by way of conversation, that she must wait patiently to be relieved of the burden of living.
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Moreover, a lot of money would be left over to relieve the tax burden .
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It would relieve us of the burden of suppressed emotion.
command
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Falkenhayn was relieved of his command by the Kaiser in August and replaced by Hindenburg and Ludendorff.
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Within two weeks of the attack, both men were relieved of their commands and automatically demoted to two-star rank.
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It was a dismal day at Frederick when the news was promulgated that General Hooker was relieved of the command .
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Army officers whose commissions were based on nothing more than a personal friendship with Santa Anna were relieved of their commands .
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This is exactly what happened when John MacLeod was relieved of his command .
duty
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Yith Kim Seng, Minister of Health, was also relieved of his duties .
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All three asked to be relieved of this duty .
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Friends of the family discovered their coupons returned or were relieved of the duty of delivering them.
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Of the first 126 soldiers relieved from duty in an army recruiting scandal, only three were officers.
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He was relieved from duty by the end of the week.
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The day was too much, and the battalion commander requested to be relieved of his duty .
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In the spring of 1993, Li suffered a heart attack and was relieved of more duties .
monotony
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This year's card would relieve the monotony .
pain
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She was given pain relieving drugs and placed on intravenous drips to replace vital blood plasma and fluids.
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Ulcer pain is relieved by food and tends to come back an hour or more after eating.
post
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Yeltsin signed a decree relieving him of his post on Oct. 23.
poverty
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But such a strategy would serve primarily to relieve some symptoms of poverty rather than its cause.
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Liberals want more comprehensive child care, more programs to relieve child poverty .
pressure
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Sometimes centres were able to relieve any additional pressure on staff by allocating the equivalent of two places to one child.
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It would relieve the pressure from the peace groups in the United States and mollify many of the doves.
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If all else fails, you may be advised to have an operation to relieve the pressure on the nerve.
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He expected to coach a few years under Parker to relieve some pressure , then pursue a head-coaching job.
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It knew the bank's position; it knew how much liquidity to inject to relieve the pressure .
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When he played for Phoenix, Ceballos came off the bench to relieve pressure on Charles Barkley with his shooting.
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Intended to relieve pressure on the most popular courses, the system should be up and running this spring.
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We dared leave the leeboards no more than half way down, with ropes and guys rigged to relieve the sideways pressure .
problem
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There was some return of pain and numbness after 24 hours, but repeating the dose relieved the problem .
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Such comprehensive supervision and reporting can actually reduce client costs, and relieve clients of the problems inherent in cleaning any premises.
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However, its benefits were confined to those already holding land, and it did nothing to relieve the problem of landlessness.
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To relieve the unskilled operator problem much of the decision making is now handled by the program rather than the user.
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In 1934 a new unemployment Act was passed which went some way towards relieving a gradually diminishing problem .
responsibility
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However, this does not relieve the individual from responsibility .
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The corollary is that acquiring an addiction is tantamount to relieving oneself of personal responsibility .
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Still, most of us were glad to be relieved of responsibility for our failing learners for a few months.
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By relieving it of responsibility for details, Parliament was thereby able to concentrate on major issues of policy.
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More mobile than ever before, big businesses can bully governments into relieving them of their responsibilities .
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Is the client entitled to be relieved of responsibility on the basis that the contractor would have been late anyway?
stress
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Stonehouse, intended to relieve Glasgow's housing stress , was abandoned in 1976.
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Massage-Good for general relaxation and to relieve stress buildup in the muscle tissue.
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What can you do to relieve your own stress levels?.
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Next, learn to pause and de-stress, because relieving stress can save your life!
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They also relieve stress on the elbows.
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We thought it was a terrific benefit and would relieve a lot of stress .
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Don't resort to alcohol to relieve your stress .
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The workouts were intended to relieve stress , but they were for vanity, too.
symptom
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These are useful in relieving some of the symptoms of underdevelopment.
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Seldane was first introduced in 1985, the first prescription antihistamine to relieve hayfever symptoms without drowsiness.
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A colostomy was performed in an attempt to relieve her large bowel symptoms , and subsequently closed.
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But such a strategy would serve primarily to relieve some symptoms of poverty rather than its cause.
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Estrogen replacement relieves such symptoms of menopause as hot flashes and night sweats, reduces bone loss and relieves vaginal dryness.
tedium
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To relieve the tedium of the days they sang, or told stories to Enoch.
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She would have welcomed a raging tempest or a blistering drought - anything to relieve the endless tedium of her situation.
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Stress also relieves the tedium of everyday life.
tension
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If the way is clear, run towards the kite and relieve the tension on the single line.
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Being under tremendous stress, facing death, they relieved their tensions by cursing their situations.
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There are alternatives which relieve our immediate tension .
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We just did it to get off, to relieve some of the tension .
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For some, it's the chewing itself that relieves tension .
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The leader occasionally does some-thing totally outrageous to relieve the tension .
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So she had to express them, and relieve her tensions , with those stormy little displays of temper.
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Perhaps that was what she needed to relieve the tension .
■ VERB
feel
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It left him, and he felt relaxed and relieved .
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Yet part of me felt almost relieved .
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He felt guilty but relieved that he had not put his name to it.
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He felt a relieved smile spreading over his face and something like freedom in his heart.
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When his oration ended, the rector felt sufficiently relieved to try and figure out what to do.
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Cefalo said he felt Shula looked relieved .
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I feel relieved and soft and a little girlish and I am happy.
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If the reports were bad, he felt relieved because they gave added assurance that the capital was safe.
help
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Body beautiful A home massage will tone and improve circulation and help to relieve aching limbs.
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Baking soda will help relieve some odors.
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Besides massage, a good soak in a bath can help to relieve the post-race fatigue in your legs.
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Acetaminophen or ibuprofen will help relieve some of the pain.
seem
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She denied it, but her attitude changed - she seemed to be petulantly relieved .
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She seemed relieved when he turned down her offer to come live with them.
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It seems to relieve wind and discomfort gently and soothingly without any stress on the baby.
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I had thought Derek and Kitty would resent my constant presence, but both seemed relieved .
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Some one, it seemed , had relieved Stanley of his bargain.
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Petey seemed relieved to hear she had a plan.
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As I thought, Kovacs seemed relieved .
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Margaret and a few others seemed relieved to get him down, his canes clattering and his body folding in half.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After about 20 hours, they were relieved by another crew.
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Can anyone relieve Tammy? She's been on duty for ten hours without a break.
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Harry attempted a couple of jokes to relieve the tension of the occasion.
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He was sent to Cairo to relieve Captain Roberts for a few days.
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Just take some Tylenol to relieve the pain.
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Magnetic board games can help relieve the boredom of long car journeys for kids.
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Peppermint has long been regarded as a plant that can relieve indigestion.
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Regular exercise can relieve depression and anxiety.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Estrogen replacement relieves such symptoms of menopause as hot flashes and night sweats, reduces bone loss and relieves vaginal dryness.
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It clearly relieved and heartened them.
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Massage-Good for general relaxation and to relieve stress buildup in the muscle tissue.
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Near the end Joey Beauchamp relieved the pain with his second goal of the season.
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What can you do to relieve those of your colleagues or staff?