ease
verb
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lessen pain or discomfortcomfort
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make easieralleviatefacilitate
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lessen the intensity of or calm“The news eased my conscience”stillrelieveallay
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move gently or carefully“I eased myself into the chair.”
noun
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freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)relaxation
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freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort“They rose through the ranks with apparent ease.”easinesssimplicitysimpleness
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freedom from constraint or embarrassment“I am never at ease with strangers”informality
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the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)relief
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a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state“a life of luxury and ease”comfort