to make someone leave their job, usually because they have done something wrong
to steal something from someone
to take a responsibility or obligation from someone so that they do not have to do it
I have been relieved of my position as Artistic Director.
It was a clever attempt to relieve him of his fortune.
I’ve been relieved of the responsibility of choosing a successor.
relieves of
relieving of
relieved of
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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