ease

ease
n. gemak; rust; eenvoud
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v. gemakkelijk maken; kalmeren; vrijlaten; ontspannen
ease1
[ ie:z] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord〉
gemakgemakkelijkheid
ongedwongenheidgemak, comfort
welbehagenzielenrust
financiële onafhankelijkheid
voorbeelden:
1   with ease gemakkelijk, met gemak
2   〈leger〉 stand at ease op de plaats rust
     at one's ease op zijn gemak, rustig
3   ill at ease niet op z'n gemak
     put/set someone at (his) ease iemand op z'n gemak stellen/geruststellen
4   a life of ease een financieel onafhankelijk leven
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ease2
I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord〉
afnemenminder worden, (vaart) minderen
voorbeelden:
1   ease back on the throttle gas terugnemen
     ease off/up afnemen, verminderen, rustiger aan gaan doen
     ease up on someone minder streng zijn tegen iemand
II 〈overgankelijk werkwoord〉
verlichtendoen afnemen/verminderen
gemakkelijk(er) makenverschikken
behoedzaam/omzichtig bewegen
voorbeelden:
1   ease oneself zich ontlasten
     ease back the throttle gas terugnemen
2   〈figuurlijk〉 ease someone's mind iemand geruststellen
3   ease down langzaam laten zakken
     ease off the lid voorzichtig de deksel eraf halen
     she eased the car from its narrow berth behoedzaam reed ze de auto uit de nauwe parkeerplaats

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