Can and Relieve

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Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Relieve and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relieve" instead a verb "Can".

Relieve verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

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Can and relieve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Relieve".

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

One Dialogue, Two Conversations: Inu-papa confides in Kogane that he's glad Akagane can "relieve his frustrations" with Hisui now instead of him.

Source: Fan Fic / Memoirs
Well-Intentioned Extremist: The Zonderians just want to relieve everybody's stress by turning them into machines, which can't feel stress, albeit who can't feel anything else as well.

Source: Anime / GaoGaiGar
In any military, senior officers are expected to immediately relieve anyone who can't accomplish the mission.

Source: Film / Star Trek: Generations

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