A state of rest, relaxation, or leisure: He took his ease by the pond.
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Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; naturalness.
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Freedom from difficulty, hardship, or effort: rose through the ranks with apparent ease.
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Freedom from financial difficulty; affluence: a life of luxury and ease.
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Freedom from pain, worry, or agitation: Her mind was at ease knowing that the children were safe.
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idiom
At ease In a relaxed position, especially standing silently at rest with the right foot stationary: put the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.
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At ease Used as a command for troops to assume a relaxed position.
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verb-transitive
To alleviate; assuage: prescribed a drug to ease the pain.
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To free from pain, worry, or agitation: eased his conscience by returning the stolen money.
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To lessen the discomfort or pain of: shifted position to ease her back.
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To move or maneuver slowly and carefully: eased the car into a narrow space; eased the director out of office.
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To reduce the difficulty or trouble of: eased the entrance requirements.
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verb-intransitive
To lessen, as in discomfort, pressure, or stress: pain that never eased.
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To move or proceed with little effort: eased through life doing as little as possible.
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verb
To free from something that pains, disquiets, or burdens .
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To make less painful .
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To lessen the pressure or tension of especially by slackening, lifting, or shifting .
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To maneuver gently or carefully .
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To moderate or reduce especially in amount or intensity .
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