What does "easen" mean?

To make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve

What is a synonym for "easen"?

Common synonyms include: alleviate, alleviate, lighten.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve nonstandard, possibly, rare, transitive
"Free availability in adequate quantities in markets very,^([sic]) closely situated, has easened the situation."

"Free availability in adequate quantities in markets very,^([sic]) closely situated, has easened the situation."

From ease + -en (verbal suffix).

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