put at ease

verb

To evoke or cause someone to be relaxed or calm.

“The new safety data really put my mind at ease over buying this car.”

Meanings

verbput at ease (third-person singular simple present puts at ease, present participle putting at ease, simple past and past participle put at ease)

present singular third person puts at ease · participle present putting at ease

  1. To evoke or cause someone to be relaxed or calm.

    The new safety data really put my mind at ease over buying this car.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Māori whakamāhorahora
  • whakamāhorahoraTo cause someone to be relaxed, to feel relaxed.
Turkish rahatlatmak
  • rahatlatmakTo cause someone to be relaxed, to feel relaxed.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put at ease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20at%20ease.

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