ease off

v. ease up; diminish pressure, reduce intensity; become less intense

Verb
1. become less intense
(synonym) ease up, slacken off, flag
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
2. reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
(synonym) ease up, let up
(hypernym) change, alter, modify

reduce in severity or pressure, relax The president was asked to ease off on his efforts to save money in the company.

Synonyms and related words:
abate, arrest, avert, backpedal, backwater, bate, bear off, brake, check, clip the wings, curb, decelerate, delay, detain, die down, diffuse, disjoin, disperse, draw aside, draw rein, ease, ease up, ebb, edge off, fall, fly off, free, gee, glance, glance off, go off, haw, head off, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede, jib, keep back, lax, let down, let go, let up, let up on, loose, loosen, loosen up, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, make way for, mitigate, moderate, move aside, obstruct, reef, rein in, relax, relent, remit, retard, scatter, set back, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, slow, slow down, slow up, stay, steer clear of, step aside, subside, switch, take in sail, throttle down, turn aside, turn away, turn back, unbend, unbrace, unglue, unlax, unleash, unstick, unstrain, unstring, untighten, unwind, veer off, wane,
  

ALLEGGERIRE. FACILITARE. RENDERE PIÙ FACILE. DIMINUIRE D'INTENSITÀ. DIMINUIRE DI DIFFICOLTÀ. RILASSARSI. ALLENTARE. MOLLARE