ease

I. n.

1.

Rest, repose, quiescence.

2.

Quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, peace, content, contentment.

3.

Facility, easiness, readiness.

4.

Freedom, flexibility, freedom from stiffness or harshness or forcedness, lightness, naturalness.

5.

Freedom from formality or constraint, unaffectedness.

II. v. a.

1.

Relieve, disburden, disencumber, free from pain or anxiety, pacify, quiet, still, give rest or repose or relief.

2.

Alleviate, allay, assuage, appease, mitigate, soothe, abate.

3.

[With of.] Relieve (from or of), disburthen.

4.

Release (from pressure), loosen, give more room.

5.

Facilitate, make less difficult.