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Rest; an undisturbed state. Applied to the body, freedom from pain, disturbance, excitement or annoyance. He sits at his ease. He takes his ease.

Applied to the mind, a quiet state; tranquillity; freedom from pain, concern, anxiety, solicitude, or any thing that frets or ruffles the mind. His soul shall dwell at ease. Psalm 25:13. Woe to them that are at ease in Zion. Amos 6:1.

Rest from labor.

Facility; freedom from difficulty or great labor. One man will perform this service with ease. This author writes with ease.

Freedom from stiffness, harshness, forced expressions, or unnatural arrangement; as the ease of style.

Freedom from constraint or formality; unaffectedness; as ease of behavior. At ease, in an undisturbed state; free from pain or anxiety.

To free from pain or any disquiet or annoyance, as the body; to relieve; to give rest to; as, the medicine has eased the patient.

To free from anxiety, care or disturbance, as the mind; as, the late news has eased my mind.

To remove a burden from, either of body or mind; to relieve; with of. Ease me of this load; ease them of their burdens.

To mitigate; to alleviate; to assuage; to abate or remove in part any burden, pain, grief, anxiety or disturbance. Ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father. Chronicles 10:4.

To quiet; to allay; to destroy; as, to ease pain. To ease off or ease away, in seamen’s language, is to slacken a rope gradually. To ease a ship, is to put the helm hard alee, to prevent her pitching, when close hauled.