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obsolete
1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.
2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete.
This software component has been obsoleted.
We are in the process of obsoleting this product.
eased
1. v. past participle of ease
ease
1. n. Ability, the means to do something, particularly:
2. n. (obsolete) Opportunity, chance.
3. n. Skill, dexterity, facility.
He played the ukelele with ease.
4. n. Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
5. n. Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (pejorative, archaic) idleness, sloth.
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
6. n. Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (pejorative, archaic) indifference.
The pension set her mind at ease.
7. n. Freedom from difficulty.
He passed all the exams with ease.
8. n. Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
We took our ease on the patio.
9. n. Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease.
10. n. Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease.
11. n. Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
12. n. Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain.
13. n. (euphemistic, obsolete) Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
14. n. Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
At ease, soldier!
15. n. (clothing) Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
Add some ease to the waist measurement.
16. n. (obsolete) A convenience; a luxury.
17. n. (obsolete) A relief; an easement.
18. v. To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience by confessing.
19. v. To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
20. v. To give respite to (someone).
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
21. v. (nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
22. v. To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
23. v. To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the cork from the bottle.
24. v. (intransitive) To lessen in severity.
The pain eased overnight.
25. v. (intransitive) To proceed with little effort.
The car eased onto the motorway.
mitigated
1. adj. lessened, reduced, diminished
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of mitigate
mitigate
1. v. To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.
2. v. To downplay.
alleviated
1. adj. Made more bearable.
My alleviated sorrow no longer crushes me.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of alleviate
alleviate
1. v. To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day.

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