relieve

verb

1.
provide physical relief, as from pain
alleviate assuage palliate
2.
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
unbusy take over
Agent:
reliever
Derived from:
reliever
3.
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
exempt free
4.
lessen the intensity of or calm
allay ease still
Agent:
reliever
Derived from:
reliever
5.
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
salvage salve save
6.
relieve oneself of troubling information
unbosom
7.
provide relief for
remedy
8.
free from a burden, evil, or distress
leethe let off the hook liss redd
9.
take by stealing
10.
grant exemption or release to
excuse exempt let off
11.
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
ME alighte lighten