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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-li-viar
"Ela tomou um analgésico para aliviar a dor de cabeça."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe.
"She took a painkiller to relieve her headache." - 2
To free from a burden or obligation.
"The new policy aims to relieve employees of unnecessary paperwork."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'relieve' originates from the Old French 'reliever', which itself comes from the Latin 'relevare', meaning 'to raise up' or 'to lighten'. The term has evolved through usage to denote the act of alleviating pain or distress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Relieve" is said worldwide
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soulager
Transliteration: so-la-zhay
"Elle a pris un médicament pour soulager son mal de tête."
erleichtern
Transliteration: er-lai-chtern
"Sie nahm ein Schmerzmittel, um ihre Kopfschmerzen zu erleichtern."
alleviare
Transliteration: al-le-vi-a-re
"Ha preso un antidolorifico per alleviare il mal di testa."
aliviar
Transliteration: a-li-viar
"Tomó un analgésico para aliviar su dolor de cabeza."
aliviar
Transliteration: a-li-viar
"Ela tomou um analgésico para aliviar a dor de cabeça."
कम करना
Transliteration: kam karna
"उसने सिरदर्द कम करने के लिए दवा ली।"
减轻
Transliteration: jiǎnqīng
"她吃了药来减轻头痛。"
완화하다
Transliteration: wanhwa-hada
"그녀는 두통을 완화하기 위해 약을 먹었다."
和らげる
Transliteration: yasarageru
"彼女は頭痛を和らげるために薬を飲んだ。"
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