ease off in English

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        "to reduce pressure; to become less serious"
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        "(transitive, intransitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious"
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      "form": "eases off",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "eased off",
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        "past"
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"ease off" meaning in English

Verb