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To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid,
tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope
or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. |
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To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of;
to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to
relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. |
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Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to
recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. |
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To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an
aperient relaxes the bowels. |
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To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp
relax. |
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To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. |
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To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to
unbend; as, to relax in study. |
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Relaxation. |
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Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless. |
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