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easen

verb

Etymology

From ease + -en (verbal suffix).

  1. inherited from esen
  2. derived from adiacēns — “adjacent, neighbouring”
  3. derived from *ansiju✻ — “handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”
  4. derived from ānsa — “handle, haft”
  5. derived from eise
  6. derived from ese — “ease”
  7. inherited from ese
  8. formed as easen — “ease + -en”

Definitions

  1. To make at ease

    To make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve

    • Free availability in adequate quantities in markets very,^([sic]) closely situated, has easened the situation.
    • As several electrodes are used, a great effort has been done to reduce the weight of the tail to easen the field work.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA