To make something less difficult, painful, or troublesome; to reduce the intensity or severity of something.
From Old French 'aise' meaning comfort or convenience, derived from Latin. The verb form emerged as a natural extension of the noun.
Aspirin eases pain, laws ease restrictions, and a smile eases tension—the word works across physical and emotional domains because discomfort itself is universal, whether bodily or social.
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