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- [ri-leev]
- /rɪˈliv/
- /rɪˈliːvəbl /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-leev]
- /rɪˈliv/
Definitions of relievable word
- verb with object relievable to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). 1
- verb with object relievable to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 1
- verb with object relievable to free from need, poverty, etc. 1
- verb with object relievable to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 1
- verb with object relievable to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means. 1
- verb with object relievable to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress): to relieve the steam pressure; to relieve the stress on the supporting walls. 1
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Origin of relievable
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English releven < Middle French relever to raise < Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten, equivalent to re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight
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Parts of speech for Relievable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relievable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
relievable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for relievable
verb with object relievable
- irrelievable — incapable of being relieved.
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