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  • 21ease — ease1 [ iz ] verb ** ▸ 1 make less severe ▸ 2 move slowly & carefully ▸ 3 about rule/punishment ▸ 4 make process easier ▸ 5 about bad weather ▸ 6 become more relaxed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less… …

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  • 22ease — 1 noun (U) 1 with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it: The car travelled smoothly up the hillside, taking the bends with ease. | It was the ease with which the burglars got into the house that worried her. | with… …

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  • 23ease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ese, from Anglo French eise, aise convenience, comfort, ultimately from Latin adjacent , adjacens neighboring more at adjacent Date: 13th century 1. the state of being comfortable: as a. freedom from pain or… …

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  • 24ease — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, Bohemianism, Easy Street, abandon, abate, abatement, abet, abundance, acceptance, adeptness, adroitness, advance, affability, affluence, aid, alienation, allay, allayment, alleviate, alleviation, allow for,… …

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  • 25ease — [[t]i͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ eases, easing, eased 1) PHRASE: PHR after V If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort. Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease. ...the ease with which young people… …

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  • 26ease */*/ — I UK [iːz] / US [ɪz] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the ability to do something easily with ease: Young children seem to master computer games with ease. We completed the climb with relative ease (= fairly easily). b) the fact that something is easy to …

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  • 27ease — [iːz] noun [U] I the ability to do something easily, or the fact that something is easy Ant: difficulty Children usually master computer games with ease.[/ex] • at ease confident and relaxed[/ex] ill at ease not confident or relaxed[/ex] II verb… …

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  • 28ease — /iz / (say eez) noun 1. freedom from labour, pain, or physical annoyance of any kind; tranquil rest; comfort: to take one s ease. 2. freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: be at ease. 3. freedom from difficulty or… …

  • 29ease — noun absence of difficulty or effort. ↘freedom from worries or problems. verb 1》 make or become less serious or severe.     ↘make (something) easier; facilitate. 2》 move carefully or gradually. 3》 (ease off/up) do something with more moderation.… …

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  • 30ease up — verb 1. move in order to make room for someone for something (Freq. 1) The park gave way to a supermarket Move over, he told the crowd • Syn: ↑move over, ↑give way, ↑give, ↑yield …

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