deliver vs relieve

relieve vs deliver

deliver and relieve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deliver	No	No	Yes	No
relieve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, relieve is a hyponym of deliver; that is, relieve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deliver:

deliver: free from harm or evil
relieve: save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Other hyponyms of deliver include salvage, salve, save, reprieve.

deliver (verb)	relieve (verb)
cause to be born	provide physical relief, as from pain
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)	provide relief for
pass down	alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)	relieve oneself of troubling information
bring to a destination, make a delivery	grant exemption or release to
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball	lessen the intensity of or calm
to surrender someone or something to another	take by stealing
relinquish possession or control over	free from a burden, evil, or distress
carry out or perform	save from ruin, destruction, or harm
hand over to the authorities of another country	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
free from harm or evil	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
save from sins

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