To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to
cause to rise.

To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give
prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.

To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or
variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.

To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs
down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to
alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to
relieve the wants of the poor.

To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial,
evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to;
to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver;
as, to relieve a besieged town.

To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or
oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal
of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right.