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  2. to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.: ease a problem To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons will be built. ease pain These pills should ease the pain. After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease. Fewer examples.

    • Severe

      SEVERE definition: 1. causing very great pain, difficulty,...

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      EASE meaning: 1. to make or become less severe, difficult,...

  3. to make somebody feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed. Try to put the candidate at ease by being friendly and informal. put/set somebody’s mind at ease/rest. to do or say something to make somebody stop worrying about something synonym reassure.

  4. freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility: It can be done with ease. freedom from financial need; plenty: a life of ease on a moderate income. freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: ease of manner; the ease and elegance of her poetry.

  5. 1 [intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something less unpleasant, painful, severe, etc. synonym alleviate The pain immediately eased. ease something This should help ease the pain. The plan should ease traffic congestion in the city. It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was happy.

  6. 1. : to give freedom or relief. 2. : to move or pass slowly or easilyoften used with a directional word (such as over or up) the limo eased up in front of the house. 3. a. : to become less intense, vigorous, or engaged : become moderate usually used with up or off. told her staff to ease up a little.

  7. verb. /iːz/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. [intransitive, transitive] to become less unpleasant, painful or severe; to make something less unpleasant, etc. synonym alleviate. The pain immediately eased. ease something This should help ease the pain. The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town.

  8. noun. uk / iːz/ [ no plural ] If you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it: Luca passed his exams with ease. at ease. feeling relaxed: I felt completely at ease with him. ease. verb. uk / iːz/ easing | eased. to become less bad, or to make something become less bad: The pain eased after a few minutes.

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