relieve

conjugation relieving - relieved - relieved

verb: to free someone from a duty, job, or responsibility
- The medicine helped to relieve her headache.
verb: to take over a duty or role from someone, typically to give them a break
- The night guard will relieve you at midnight.
verb: to make a problem or situation less serious
- Efforts to relieve poverty.
verb: to make something less boring, especially by introducing something different
- The black and white pattern is relieved by tiny coloured flowers.