relieve

sense 1: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
relieve alleviate palliate assuage

sense 2: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
take_over relieve

sense 3: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
exempt relieve free

sense 4: lessen the intensity of; calm; as of anxieties and fears
still allay relieve ease

sense 5: save from ruin or destruction
salvage salve relieve save

sense 6: relieve oneself of troubling information
unbosom relieve

sense 7: alleviate or remove; "relieve the pressure and the stress"
relieve

sense 8: provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
remedy relieve

sense 9: free from a burden, evil, or distress
relieve

sense 10: take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
relieve

sense 11: grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
excuse relieve let_off exempt