v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

v. relieve oneself of troubling information

v. take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"

v. free from a burden, evil, or distress

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

v. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

v. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

v. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

v. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

v. restore the health of

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

v. restrain or temper

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

v. make less active or intense

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. give or apply (medications)

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

v. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

v. make less rigid or softer

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

v. make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"

v. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

v. support and strengthen; "bolster morale"

v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

v. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

v. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

v. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

v. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

v. put or pin the blame on

v. ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"