ease in WordNet English dictionary

1. lessen the intensity of or calm
   "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
   still  allay  relieve  ease 
   
2. make easier
   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
   facilitate  ease  alleviate 
   
3. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
   "ease the pain in your legs"
   comfort  ease 
   
4. move gently or carefully
   "He eased himself into the chair"
   ease 
   

1. 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"
   ease  comfort 
   
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
   "took his repose by the swimming pool"
   rest  ease  repose  relaxation 
   
3. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
   "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"
   ease  easiness  simplicity  simpleness 
   
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment
   "I am never at ease with strangers"
   ease  informality 
   
5. 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"
   relief  ease