Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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relieve | No | No | Yes | No |
discharge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
relieve (noun) | discharge (noun) |
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the act of discharging a gun | |
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | |
a formal written statement of relinquishment | |
the act of venting | |
the sudden giving off of energy | |
the pouring forth of a fluid | |
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field | |
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | |
a substance that is emitted or released |
relieve (verb) | discharge (verb) |
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provide physical relief, as from pain | eliminate (a substance) |
provide relief for | become empty or void of its content |
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
relieve oneself of troubling information | release from military service |
grant exemption or release to | cause to go off |
lessen the intensity of or calm | go off or discharge |
take by stealing | pour forth or release |
free from a burden, evil, or distress | remove the charge from |
save from ruin, destruction, or harm | remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave |
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | complete or carry out |
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | free from obligations or duties |