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verb
make easier
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alleviate facilitate

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help assist aid
verb
lessen the intensity of or calm
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"The news eased my conscience"

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allay relieve still

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solace soothe comfort console
verb
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
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"ease the pain in your legs"

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comfort

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assuage alleviate relieve palliate
noun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
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relaxation repose rest

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inactivity
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freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
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"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease" "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"

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easiness simpleness simplicity

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difficulty

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quality
noun
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
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"I am never at ease with strangers"

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informality

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naturalness
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a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
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"a life of luxury and ease"

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comfort

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affluence richness
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the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
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"getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"

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relief

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comfortableness comfort
verb
move gently or carefully
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"He eased himself into the chair"

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locomote travel go move

Examples of ease

"The news eased my conscience"
"ease the pain in your legs"
"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"
"they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
"I am never at ease with strangers"
"a life of luxury and ease"
"getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
"He eased himself into the chair"