to ease the burden on sb

  • 1ease the burden — index alleviate, disencumber, ease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest …

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  • 3ease — [iːz] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if limits, rules, restrictions etc are eased, or someone eases them, they become less strict: • India is easing rules for joint ventures with foreign concerns. 2. [intransitive, transitive] if interest… …

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  • 4ease — I verb abate, alleviate, ameliorate, bate, calm, comfort, console, cushion, disburden, disencumber, ease the burden, expedite, extenuate, facilitate, free from anxiety, give repose, give rest, help along, lessen, let up, lighten, loosen, make… …

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  • 5The Cancer Council Queensland — is Queensland s foremost anti cancer organisation. It is an independent, community based charity and is not government funded. The Cancer Council aims to reduce the impact of cancer particularly the suffering it causes and ultimately to eliminate …

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  • 6ease — ease1 [i:z] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: aise comfort ] 1.) with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it = ↑easily ▪ They won with ease. ▪ The security codes could be broken with relative ease . ▪ I… …

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  • 7The Beginning Was the End — is a 1971 pseudo scientific book written by Oscar Kiss Maerth. It claims that mankind evolved from cannibalistic apes. PublicationIt was first published in Germany as Der Anfang war das Ende Der Mensch entstand durch Kannibalismus (Econ Verlag… …

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  • 8The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) — Regimental crest Active 1866–present …

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  • 9burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ …

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  • 10ease — n. & v. n. 1 absence of difficulty; facility, effortlessness (did it with ease). 2 a freedom or relief from pain, anxiety, or trouble. b freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness. c freedom or relief from constraint or formality. v. 1 tr. relieve …

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