eased

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past simple and past participle of

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.

to move or to make something move slowly and carefully in a particular direction or into a particular position:

ease something into something She eased the key into the lock, anxious not to wake anyone.

I eased myself out of the chair.