ease vs assuage

assuage vs ease

ease is a noun but assuage is not a noun.

ease and assuage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ease	Yes	No	Yes	No
assuage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assuage is a hypernym of ease; that is, assuage is a word with a broader meaning than ease:

ease: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
assuage: provide physical relief, as from pain

Other hypernyms of ease include alleviate, palliate, relieve.

ease (noun)	assuage (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

ease (verb)	assuage (verb)
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate	provide physical relief, as from pain
make easier	satisfy (thirst)
lessen the intensity of or calm	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
move gently or carefully

Difference between ease and assuage

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