'Eased' definitions:
Definition of 'eased'
From: WordNet
adjective
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn: alleviated, eased, relieved]
Definition of 'Eased'
From: GCIDE
- Ease \Ease\ ([=e]z), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Eased ([=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Easing.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See Ease, n.]
- 1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquillity to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; to ease the body or mind. [1913 Webster]
- Eased [from] the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate. [1913 Webster]
- My couch shall ease my complaint. --Job vii. 13. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- To ease off, To ease away (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually.
- To ease a ship (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.
- To ease the helm (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
- Syn: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'eased'
From: GCIDE
- eased \eased\ adj. made less severe or intense; mitigated.
- Syn: alleviated, relieved. [WordNet 1.5]