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ease


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ease 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  ease 
 
  Sense  4 
  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  abreact 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ease 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  ease 
 
  Sense  4 
  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  abreact 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ease 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ease 
 
  4  senses  of  ease 
 
  Sense  1 
  ease 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  Also  See->  ease  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfort,  ease 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
 
  Sense  3 
  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate 
  =>  help,  assist,  aid 
 
  Sense  4 
  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ease 
 
  ease  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ease 
 
  Sense  1 
  ease 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  comfort,  ease 
  =>  relieve,  alleviate,  palliate,  assuage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate 
  =>  help,  assist,  aid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  still  allay,  relieve,  ease 
  =>  comfort,  soothe,  console,  solace 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ease 
  addison's  disease 
  albers-schonberg  disease 
  albright's  disease 
  alzheimer's  disease 
  animal  disease 
  autoimmune  disease 
  autosomal  dominant  disease 
  autosomal  recessive  disease 
  axle  grease 
  bang's  disease 
  banti's  disease 
  black  disease 
  black  lung  disease 
  bleeder's  disease 
  blood  disease 
  bornholm  disease 
  bosin's  disease 
  brain  disease 
  bright's  disease 
  caisson  disease 
  cardiovascular  disease 
  cat  scratch  disease 
  cease 
  celiac  disease 
  chestnut-bark  disease 
  christmas  disease 
  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease 
  communicable  disease 
  congenital  disease 
  contagious  disease 
  coronary-artery  disease 
  coronary  artery  disease 
  cost  increase 
  crease 
  creutzfeldt-jakob  disease 
  crohn's  disease 
  cupid's  disease 
  cushing's  disease 
  cystic  breast  disease 
  darier's  disease 
  decease 
  decrease 
  deficiency  disease 
  degenerative  joint  disease 
  disease 
  dutch  elm  disease 
  ease 
  easel 
  easement 
  elbow  grease 
  endemic  disease 
  epidemic  disease 
  eye  disease 
  fare  increase 
  fibrocystic  breast  disease 
  foot-and-mouth  disease 
  gaucher's  disease 
  genetic  disease 
  gland  disease 
  glandular  disease 
  goose  grease 
  graves'  disease 
  grease 
  green  monkey  disease 
  hair  grease 
  hand-schuller-christian  disease 
  hansen's  disease 
  hashimoto's  disease 
  heart  disease 
  heartsease 
  hereditary  disease 
  hirschsprung's  disease 
  hodgkin's  disease 
  hoof-and-mouth  disease 
  hookworm  disease 
  huntington's  disease 
  hurler's  disease 
  hyaline  membrane  disease 
  hydatid  disease 
  idiopathic  disease 
  increase 
  industrial  disease 
  infectious  disease 
  inflammatory  bowel  disease 
  inflammatory  disease 
  inherited  disease 
  iron-storage  disease 
  jakob-creutzfeldt  disease 
  kakke  disease 
  kawasaki  disease 
  kidney  disease 
  kissing  disease 
  lafora's  disease 
  lease 
  legionnaire's  disease 
  lend-lease 
  liver  disease 
  loco  disease 
  lou  gehrig's  disease 
  lyme  disease 
  mad  cow  disease 
  malignant  neoplastic  disease 
  maple  syrup  urine  disease 
  marble  bones  disease 
  marburg-ebola  disease 
  marburg  disease 
  marie-strumpell  disease 
  mcardle's  disease 
  meniere's  disease 
  mental  disease 
  minamata  disease 
  monilia  disease 
  neurological  disease 
  newcastle  disease 
  niemann-pick  disease 
  occupational  disease 
  paget's  disease 
  parkinson's  disease 
  parrot  disease 
  pelvic  inflammatory  disease 
  periodontal  disease 
  pick's  disease 
  pink  disease 
  plant  disease 
  polycystic  kidney  disease 
  potato  disease 
  pott's  disease 
  press  release 
  price  increase 
  protease 
  pullorum  disease 
  pulseless  disease 
  reiter's  disease 
  release 
  respiratory  disease 
  rheumatic  heart  disease 
  rhizoctinia  disease 
  rickettsial  disease 
  riggs'  disease 
  ring  disease 
  sachs  disease 
  salary  increase 
  schuller-christian  disease 
  sclerotium  disease 
  serum  disease 
  sexually  transmitted  disease 
  sickle-cell  disease 
  skin  disease 
  social  disease 
  spielmeyer-vogt  disease 
  steinert's  disease 
  still's  disease 
  striptease 
  sublease 
  surcease 
  tax-increase 
  tay-sachs  disease 
  tease 
  thomsen's  disease 
  tin  disease 
  tsutsugamushi  disease 
  unease 
  valvular  heart  disease 
  venereal  disease 
  von  recklinghausen's  disease 
  von  willebrand's  disease 
  wage  increase 
  wasting  disease 
  weil's  disease 
  werdnig-hoffman  disease 
  werlhof's  disease 
  wilson's  disease 
  wilt  disease 
  wool  grease 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ease 
 
  The  noun  ease  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ease,  easiness,  simplicity  --  (freedom  from  difficulty  or  hardship  or  effort:  "he  rose  through  the  ranks  with  apparent  ease";  "they  put  it  into  containers  for  ease  of  transportation") 
  2.  ease,  comfort  --  (a  freedom  from  financial  difficulty  that  promotes  a  comfortable  state:  "a  life  of  luxury  and  ease";  "he  had  all  the  material  comforts  of  this  world") 
  3.  relief,  ease  --  (the  condition  of  being  comfortable  or  relieved  (especially  after  being  relieved  of  distress);  "he  enjoyed  his  relief  from  responsibility";  "getting  it  off  his  conscience  gave  him  some  ease") 
  4.  ease,  informality  --  (freedom  from  constraint  or  embarrassment;  "I  am  never  at  ease  with  strangers") 
  5.  rest,  ease,  repose,  relaxation  --  (freedom  from  activity  (work  or  strain  or  responsibility);  "took  his  repose  by  the  swimming  pool") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ease 
 
  The  verb  ease  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  ease  --  (move  gently  or  carefully;  "He  eased  himself  into  the  chair") 
  2.  (4)  comfort,  ease  --  (ease  physically) 
  3.  (3)  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate  --  (make  easier;  "you  could  facilitate  the  process  by  sharing  your  knowledge") 
  4.  (1)  still  allay,  relieve,  ease  --  (lessen  the  intensity  of  calm;  as  of  of  anxieties  and  fears) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ease 
  at  ease 
  eased 
  go-as-you-please 
  hard-to-please 
  hard  to  please 
  ill  at  ease 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ease 
 
  The  noun  ease  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ease,  easiness,  simplicity  --  (freedom  from  difficulty  or  hardship  or  effort:  "he  rose  through  the  ranks  with  apparent  ease";  "they  put  it  into  containers  for  ease  of  transportation") 
  2.  ease,  comfort  --  (a  freedom  from  financial  difficulty  that  promotes  a  comfortable  state:  "a  life  of  luxury  and  ease";  "he  had  all  the  material  comforts  of  this  world") 
  3.  relief,  ease  --  (the  condition  of  being  comfortable  or  relieved  (especially  after  being  relieved  of  distress);  "he  enjoyed  his  relief  from  responsibility";  "getting  it  off  his  conscience  gave  him  some  ease") 
  4.  ease,  informality  --  (freedom  from  constraint  or  embarrassment;  "I  am  never  at  ease  with  strangers") 
  5.  rest,  ease,  repose,  relaxation  --  (freedom  from  activity  (work  or  strain  or  responsibility);  "took  his  repose  by  the  swimming  pool") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ease 
 
  The  verb  ease  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  ease  --  (move  gently  or  carefully;  "He  eased  himself  into  the  chair") 
  2.  (4)  comfort,  ease  --  (ease  physically) 
  3.  (3)  facilitate,  ease,  alleviate  --  (make  easier;  "you  could  facilitate  the  process  by  sharing  your  knowledge") 
  4.  (1)  still  allay,  relieve,  ease  --  (lessen  the  intensity  of  calm;  as  of  of  anxieties  and  fears) 



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