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ease  (z)

n.

1. The condition of being comfortable or relieved.

2.

a. Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation: Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.

b. Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.

3.

a. Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort: rose through the ranks with apparent ease.

b. Readiness or dexterity in performance; facility: a pianist who played the sonata with ease.

4. Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence: a life of luxury and ease.

5. A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure: He took his ease by the pond.

v. eased, eas·ing, eas·es

v.tr.

1. To free from pain, worry, or agitation: eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.

2.

a. To lessen the discomfort or pain of: shifted position to ease her back.

b. To alleviate; assuage: prescribed a drug to ease the pain.

3. To give respite from: eased the staff's burden by hiring more people.

4. To slacken the strain, pressure, or tension of; loosen: ease off a cable.

5. To reduce the difficulty or trouble of: eased the entrance requirements.

6. To move or maneuver slowly and carefully: eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.

v.intr.

1. To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress: pain that never eased.

2. To move or proceed with little effort: eased through life doing as little as possible.

Idiom:

at ease

1. In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary: put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.

2. Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.

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[Middle English ese, from Old French aise, elbowroom, physical comfort, from Vulgar Latin *asium.]

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ease

Noun

1. lack of difficulty

2. freedom from discomfort or worry

3. rest, leisure, or relaxation

4. freedom from poverty: a life of leisure and ease

5. at ease

a. Mil (of a soldier) standing in a relaxed position with the feet apart

b. in a relaxed attitude or frame of mind

Verb

[easing, eased]

1. to make or become less difficult or severe: the pain gradually eased

2. to move into or out of a place or situation slowly and carefully

3. ease off or up to lessen or cause to lessen in severity, pressure, tension, or strain: the rain eased off [Old French aise]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ease - freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" easiness, simpleness, simplicity effortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
	2.	ease - a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" comfort affluence, richness - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" lap of luxury - in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"
	3.	ease - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" relief comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" reprieve, respite - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
	4.	ease - freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" informality naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
	5.	ease - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" repose, rest, relaxation inactivity - being inactive; being less active bed rest, bedrest - confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) laziness - relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" lie-in - a long stay in bed in the morning dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness leisure - freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"
Verb	1.	ease - move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" ease up, give way, move over, yield, give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
	2.	ease - lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" comfort alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
	3.	ease - make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" facilitate, alleviate aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
	4.	ease - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" allay, still, relieve comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to abreact - discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

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ease

noun 1. straightforwardness, simplicity, readiness

noun 2. comfort, luxury, leisure, relaxation, prosperity, affluence, rest, repose, restfulness << OPPOSITE hardship

noun 3. peace of mind, peace, content, quiet, comfort, happiness, enjoyment, serenity, tranquillity, contentment, calmness, quietude << OPPOSITE agitation

noun 4. naturalness, informality, freedom, liberty, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unreservedness, relaxedness << OPPOSITE awkwardness

verb 5. relieve, calm, moderate, soothe, lessen, alleviate, appease, lighten, lower, allay, relax, still, mitigate, assuage, pacify, mollify, tranquillize, palliate << OPPOSITE aggravate

6. (often with off or up) reduce, moderate, weaken, diminish, decrease, slow down, dwindle, lessen, die down, abate, slacken, grow less, de-escalate

verb 7. move carefully, edge, guide, slip, inch, slide, creep, squeeze, steer, manoeuvre

verb 8. facilitate, further, aid, forward, smooth, assist, speed up, simplify, make easier, expedite, lessen the labour of << OPPOSITE hinder

Translations

ease [iːz] n → facilidad f (= comfort); comodidad f

vt [+ task] → facilitar [+ pain]; aliviar (= loosen); soltar (= relieve) [+ pressure, tension] → aflojar [+ weight]; aligerar (= help pass): to ease sth in/out → meter/sacar algo con cuidado

vi [situation] → relajarse;

with ease → con facilidad;

to feel at ease/ill at ease → sentirse a gusto/a disgusto;

at ease! (MIL) → ¡descansen!

ease off, ease up vi [work, business] → aflojar; [person] → relajarse

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ease [iːz] n → facilité f, aisance f (= comfort); bien-être m

vt (= soothe) [+ mind] → tranquilliser (= reduce) [+ pain, problem] → atténuer: [+ tension]; réduire (= loosen); relâcher, détendre (= help pass);

to ease sth in/out → faire pénétrer/sortir qch délicatement or avec douceur, faciliter la pénétration/la sortie de qch vi [situation] → se détendre;

with ease → sans difficulté, aisément;

life of ease → vie oisive;

at ease → à l'aise;

(Mil) → au repos

ease off, ease up vi → diminuer (= slow down); ralentir (= relax); se détendre

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ease [iːz] n → Leichtigkeit f;

(comfort) → Behagen nt

vt (problem) → vereinfachen;

(pain) → lindern;

(tension) → verringern;

(loosen) → lockern

vi → nachlassen;

(situation) → sich entspannen;

to ease sth in/out (push/pull) → etw behutsam hineinschieben/herausziehen;

at ease! (Mil) → rührt euch!;

with ease → mit Leichtigkeit;

life of ease → Leben nt der Muße;

to ease in the clutch → die Kupplung behutsam kommen lassen

ease off ease vi → nachlassen;

(slow down) → langsamer werden

ease up ease vi = ease off

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ease [iːz] n → agio, comodo

vt (= soothe) → calmare (= loosen); allentare

vi [situation] → allentarsi, distendersi;

life of ease → vita comoda;

with ease → senza difficoltà;

at ease → a proprio agio;

(MIL) → a riposo;

to feel at ease/ill at ease → sentirsi a proprio agio/a disagio;

to ease sth out/in → tirare fuori/infilare qc con delicatezza; facilitare l'uscita/l'entrata di qc

ease off, ease up vi → diminuire (= slow down); rallentarsi;

(fig) → rilassarsi