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Search phrase: relieve

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.86I would relieve her. Had you that craft to reave herI would releeue her. Had you that craft to reaue her
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.1If we be not relieved within this hour,If we be not releeu'd within this houre,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.41.1Relieved, but not betrayed.Releeu'd, but not betraid.
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.74My fortunes were more able to relieve her;My fortunes were more able to releeue her:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.39With urging helpless patience would relieve me.With vrging helpelesse patience would releeue me; 
CoriolanusCor I.i.15good. What authority surfeits on would relievegood: what Authority surfets one, would releeue
CoriolanusCor I.i.17were wholesome, we might guess they relieved uswere wholsome, wee might guesse they releeued vs
CymbelineCym III.vi.8Where they should be relieved. Two beggars told meWhere they should be releeu'd. Two Beggers told me,
CymbelineCym V.v.401You are my father too, and did relieve me,You are my Father too, and did releeue me:
HamletHam I.i.17.1Who hath relieved you?who hath relieu'd you?
HamletHam IV.iii.10By desperate appliance are relieved,By desperate appliance are releeued,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.133With purpose to relieve and follow them,With purpose to relieue and follow them,
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.26Lest, when we would, we cannot be relieved.Least when we would, we cannot be relieued.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.39To lead my soldiers where I may relieveTo lead my souldiers where I may releeue,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.30Go, Derby, go, and see they be relieved.Go Derby go, and see they be relieud,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.82Would with his army have relieved the town,Would with his armie haue releeud the towne,
King JohnKJ V.vii.45.1That might relieve you!That might releeue you.
King LearKL I.i.119Be as well neighboured, pitied, and relievedBe as well neighbour'd, pittied, and releeu'd,
King LearKL III.iii.13King. I will look him and privily relieve him. Go youKing, I will looke him, and priuily relieue him; goe you
King LearKL III.iii.17my old master must be relieved. There is strange thingsmy old Master must be relieued. There is strange things
PericlesPer I.ii.99And, finding little comfort to relieve them,And finding little comfort to relieue them,
PericlesPer I.iv.91But to relieve them of their heavy load;But to relieue them of their heauy loade,
PericlesPer III.iii.22By you relieved would force me to my duty.by you relieu'd, / Would force me to my duety:
PericlesPer V.ii.4For such kindness must relieve me,For such kindnesse must relieue mee:
The TempestTem II.i.123As stooping to relieve him. I not doubtAs stooping to releeue him: I not doubt
The TempestTem II.ii.31When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar,when they will not giue a doit to relieue a lame Begger,
The TempestTem epilogue.16Unless I be relieved by prayer,Vnlesse I be relieu'd by praier
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.532Ere thou relieve the beggar. Give to dogsEre thou releeue the Begger. Giue to dogges
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.180If any one relieves or pities him,If any one releeues, or pitties him,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.4Methought it did relieve my passion much,Me thought it did releeue my passion much,
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.352Relieved him with such sanctity of love;Releeu'd him with such sanctitie of Ioue;

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Venus and AdonisVen.484 He cheers the morn and all the earth relieveth; He cheeres the morne, and all the earth releeueth:
Venus and AdonisVen.708 And being low, never relieved by any. And being low, neuer releeu'd by anie.

Glossary

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acquitrid, free, relieved
balmsoothe, relieve, heal
breakbring to an end, relieve
cashierrob, fleece, relieve of money
comforthave pity on, console, relieve
freeremove, get rid of, relieve
medicinecure, heal, relieve
quitrid, free, relieve
quitfreed [from], relieved [of]
relieveaid, assist, rescue

Thesaurus

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money, relieve ofcashier
relievebalm
relievebreak
relievecomfort
relievemedicine
relievequit
relievefree
relievedacquit
relievedquit

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RELIEFBASICrelieve v

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