To lift up; set up a second time; hence, to collect; assemble.To remove, wholly or partially, as anything that depresses, weighs down, pains, oppresses, etc.; mitigate; alleviate; lessen.To free, wholly or partly, from pain, grief, want, anxiety, trouble, encumbrance, or anything that is considered to be an evil; give ease, comfort, or consolation to; help; aid; support; succor: as, to relieve the poor and needy.Specifically, to bring efficient help to (a besieged place); raise the siege of.To release from a post, station, task, or duty by substituting another person or party; put another in the place of, or take the place of, in the performance of any duty, the bearing of any burden, or the like: as, to relieve a sentinel or guard.To ease of any burden, wrong, or oppression by judicial or legislative interposition, by indemnification for losses, or the like; right.To give assistance to; support.To mitigate; lessen; soften.To give relief or prominence to, literally or figuratively; hence, to give contrast to; heighten the effect or interest of, by contrast or variety.Synonyms Mitigate. Assuage, etc. (see alleviate); diminish, lighten.To rise; arise.