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easen

easen verb: to make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve.

Verb

easen (third-person singular simple present easens, present participle easening, simple past and past participle easened)

  1. (nonstandard, possibly, rare, transitive) 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.1970, Agricultural development and small farmers: a study of Andhra Pradesh
    • As several electrodes are used, a great effort has been done to reduce the weight of the tail to easen the field work.1992, Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, volume 2
    Synonyms:
    alleviate, lighten

Examples of easen in a sentence

  • In the West, early conjugal relations and dating have greatly helped to easen the situation.1997, M. V. Krishna Murthy, India on to New Horizons, page 180:
  • Conversely, the 2001 Association Law made great strides for the Yemeni civil society as it easened administrative procedures and offered incentives and tax exemptions to NGOs.2007, Sa'eda Kilani, Against Corruption, page 44:

Synonyms of easen

Forms of easen

third-person singular presenteasens
present participleeasening
past participleeasened
pasteasened

Origin of easen

From ease + -en (verbal suffix).

Questions about easen

What does easen mean?
Easen means to make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve.
How do you use easen in a sentence?
In the West, early conjugal relations and dating have greatly helped to easen the situation.
What part of speech is easen?
Easen is a verb.
What is the past tense of easen?
The past tense of easen is easened.

Words near easen in the dictionary

  1. easellike
  2. easels
  3. easely
  4. easement
  5. easements
  6. easen
  7. easened
  8. Easenhall
  9. easening
  10. easens
  11. easer

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