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| ease [ eez ] |
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1. lack of difficulty: lack of difficulty in doing or achieving something
  defeated the challenger with ease
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2. lack of awkwardness: lack of awkwardness, stiffness, or self-consciousness in social situations
He felt totally at ease with her.
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3. comfort and affluence: a comfortable and leisured state free from worries, problems, and restrictions, especially those affecting somebody's financial situation
a life of ease
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verb (past and past participle eased, present participle eas·ing, 3rd person present singular eas·es) |
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1. transitive verb make less unpleasant: to make something less unpleasant, difficult, or restrictive
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2. transitive and intransitive verb relieve or abate: to become, or to cause something to become, less strong or intense
The rain eased.
The medication soon started to ease the pain.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb maneuver gently: to maneuver gently and carefully, especially in a tight space, or to maneuver something in this way
eased the truck into the space
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4. transitive verb loosen something: to slacken something that is tied or fitted tightly
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5. transitive verb make easier: to enable something to take place more easily
This would certainly ease the measure's passage through Congress.
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| [12th century. < French aise "comfort"] |
