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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of magnitude go
the act of changing the amount or size of something

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down go
the act of decreasing or reducing something

easing, easement, alleviation, relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

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5 Subcategories

spasmolysis go
the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms
detente go
the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
palliation go
easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation go
the act of making less strict
decompression, decompressing go
relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)