| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: ease, let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, untighten. See TIGHTEN. 2. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slack off, subside, wane. See INCREASE. 3. To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure: ease off, relent, soften, weaken, yield. Idioms: give way (or ground) . See STRONG.
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