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Yes, relieve is playable

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"Relieve" Definition

verb

To serve as a relief pitcher.
To bring or give relief.
To stand out in relief.
To raise in .
To discharge the bladder or bowels of (oneself).

verb-transitive

Baseball To take over for (a relief pitcher).
Informal To rob or deprive: Pickpockets relieved him of his money.
To cause a lessening or alleviation of: relieved all his symptoms; relieved the tension.
To free from a specified duty by providing or acting as a substitute.
To free from pain, anxiety, or distress.

idiom

Relieve (oneself) To urinate or defecate.

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