relieve
1 abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, console, cure, diminish, dull, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relax, salve, soften, solace, soothe
2 aid, assist, bring aid to, help, succour, support, sustain
3 give (someone) a break or rest, stand in for, substitute for, take over from, take the place of
4 deliver, discharge, disembarrass, disencumber, exempt, free, release, unburden
5 break, brighten, interrupt, let up on (informal) lighten, slacken, vary
1 aggravate, exacerbate, heighten, intensify, worsen