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re?lieve S3 [transitive] 1to reduce someones pain or unpleasant feelings [??relief]: Drugs helped to relieve the pain. relieve tension/pressure/stress etc Some people eat for comfort, to relieve their anxieties. 2 to make a problem less difficult or serious: programs aimed at relieving unemployment 3 to replace someone when they have completed their duty or when they need a rest: The guard will be relieved at midnight. 4 relieve yourself HBH a polite expression meaning to urinate - often used humorously 5 to make something less dull and boring: a plain wall relieved by flecks of blue and yellow relieve the boredom/monotony The books helped relieve the boredom of waiting. 6 PMformal to free a town which an enemy has surrounded relieve somebody of something phrasal verb 1 formal to help someone by taking something from them, especially a job they do not want to do or something heavy that they are carrying: A secretary was hired to relieve her of some of the administrative work. He rose and relieved her of her bags. 2 relieve somebody of their post/duties/command etc formal to take away someones job because they have done something wrong: After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command. 3 to steal something from someone - used humorously: A couple of guys relieved him of his wallet. yield1 1 [transitive] to produce a result, answer, or piece of information: Our research has only recently begun to yield important results. 2 [transitive] to produce crops, profits etc: Each of these oilfields could yield billions of barrels of oil. The tourist industry yielded an estimated $2.25 billion for the state last year. These investments should yield a reasonable return. high-yielding/low-yielding high-yielding crops 3 [intransitive and transitive] to allow yourself to be forced or persuaded to do something or stop having something: The military has promised to yield power. yield to The hijackers refuse to yield to demands to release the passengers. Furth