v.
1.provide physical relief, as from pain
2.free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
3.grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
4.lessen the intensity of or calm
5.save from ruin, destruction, or harm
6.relieve oneself of troubling information
7.alleviate or remove
8.provide relief for
9.free from a burden, evil, or distress 10.take by stealing 11.grant exemption or release to